Taza, Son of Cochise Page #4

Synopsis: Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza shares his ideas, but brother Naiche yearns for war...and for Taza's betrothed, Oona. Naiche loses no time in starting trouble which, thanks to a bigoted cavalry officer, ends with the proud Chiricahua Apaches on a reservation, where they are soon joined by the captured renegade Geronimo, who is all it takes to light the firecracker's fuse...
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Douglas Sirk
Production: Universal
 
IMDB:
5.8
APPROVED
Year:
1954
79 min
87 Views


Enough about Taza.

We're concerned with Geronimo.

Yes, sir.

- Recognize them, Hegan?

- Yes, sir.

Jim Blake and Tiswin Charlie.

Some critters who sold guns

to anybody who could pay.

I presume Geronimo

has now those weapons.

- Captain, bury these two bodies.

- Yes, sir.

Bolin, Casey.

One of my men, sir. From San Carlos.

The Reservation Police broke out.

- They did?

- They left the uniforms behind.

We'll have to contend

with Geronimo and Taza.

Captain, you admit

you were wrong about Taza.

No, sir. I believe the general

was wrong to issue the order.

Captain, I'm afraid

your army days are numbered.

General.

We better get started.

We're losing time.

Forward. Ho!

Column, right!

Cavalry horses.

- What did you find?

- Fresh markings.

- Geronimo must have taken the pass.

- Let's lose no time.

- General.

- Captain.

I suggest you take a detour to the south.

- It'd be safer for us.

- And it'd be too for Geronimo.

- He'd have cross the border by then.

- Yes, sir.

Sergeant Hamma.

- Yes, sir.

- See if that pass is clear.

Reily! Douglas!

Inform the General the pass is clear.

Yes, Sergeant.

It's gonna be a fast ride

if we're gonna catch Geronimo.

Forward! Ho!

- Lieutenant - Yes, Captain.

- Tell them to make every bullet count.

- We haven't got a chance.

Before they wipe us all out,

we'll take some devils with us.

Taza!

He comes not as a soldier coat,

but as an Apache.

Taza!

Pray your friend

gives you a Christian burial.

- General, Taza is with us.

- He comes as a traitor.

Tell your people

to stop fighting or you die.

Tell them!

Hold your fire!

General! Hold your fire!

Hold your fire!

Hold your fire!

Apaches!

Throw down your weapons!

Throw down your weapons.

Naiche, throw down your gun!

Never! If you want me, take me dead!

- Captain, I apologize.

- I think all apologies belong to Taza.

Taza, I admit with shame

that I doubted you.

I assure I never will again.

I'll remove all troops to Fort Apache.

What do you intend doing with Geronimo?

I would like the White Eyes

take him to another reservation.

With him gone,

the Apache nation can leave in peace.

I'll make the request to Washington.

They'll agree.

You built it strong.

I'll be finished before night.

My brother's shadow has walked away.

Oona will be Taza's wife.

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George Zuckerman

George Zuckerman (August 10, 1916 – September 30, 1996) was an American screenwriter and novelist. Zuckerman began his career writing short stories for Cosmopolitan, Collier's Weekly, and Esquire in the 1940s. He wrote the stories for the 1947 films The Fortress and Whispering City before completing his first screenplay, Trapped, in 1949. Additional credits include Border Incident (1949), B-movies like Spy Hunt (1950), Under the Gun (1951), Taza, Son of Cochise (1954), and The Square Jungle, and his best known works, Written on the Wind (1956) and The Tarnished Angels (1958), both collaborations with director Douglas Sirk. Zuckerman's published novels include The Last Flapper (1969), loosely based on the life of Zelda Fitzgerald and The Potato Peelers (1974). Zuckerman died in Santa Monica, California one month after his 80th birthday. more…

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