Frontier Uprising

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Frontier Uprising ★½ 1961

Stunning cinematography makes up for weak narrative in this otherwise routine oater. Davis stars as a frontier scout battling hordes of Mexicans and Indians while trying to gain control of California for the U.S. Based on the short storyKit Carson” by George Bruce. 68m/B VHS . Jim Davis, Nancy Hadley, Ken Mayer, Nestor Paiva, Don O'Kelly; D: Edward L. Cahn; W: Owen Harris.