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Tumbleweed 1953 Directed by Nathan Juran

The story of Jim Harvey...the savage terror he faced...the desert woman he loved!

Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked by Indians and Harvey, hoping to persuade Aguila, the chief, to call off the attack due to Harvey's having saved his son's life, leaves the train to negotiate. He is captured and the rest of the train is wiped out except for two sisters. Escaping and showing up in town later, Harvey is nearly hanged as a deserter, but gets away. Eventually caught by the sheriff and his posse, they are attacked by Indians. This time the Indians are defeated and Aguila, captured and dying, reveals the identity of the white man who engineered the initial attack on the wagon train, just as the perpetrator rides up behind them.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Western
Release Date 1 December 1953
79 mins
Cast
Audie Murphy Jim Harvey
Lori Nelson Laura Saunders
Chill Wills Sheriff Murchoree
Roy Roberts Nick Buckley
Russell Johnson Lam Blandon
K.T. Stevens Louella Buckley
Madge Meredith Sarah Blandon
Ralph Moody Aguila
Ross Elliott Seth Blandon
Phil Chambers Trapper Ross
King Donovan Wrangler
Harry Harvey Prospector
Ezelle Poule Mrs. Clark