New Mexico (film)
| New Mexico | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Irving Reis |
| Screenplay by | Max Trell |
| Produced by | Irving Allen Joseph Justman |
| Starring | Lew Ayres Marilyn Maxwell |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh William E. Snyder Lester White |
| Edited by | Louis Sackin |
| Music by | René Garriguenc Lucien Moraweck |
Production companies | Justman Productions Irving Allen Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $720,000[1] |
| Box office | less than $700,000[1] |
New Mexico is a 1951 Ansco Color Western film directed by Irving Reis, starring Lew Ayres and Marilyn Maxwell.
Plot
President Abraham Lincoln himself comes to New Mexico to discuss living together in peace with Acoma, a feared and respected Indian chief. He presents the chief with a cane as a gift and symbol of their friendship.
Lt. Hunt is promoted due to his personal assistance to Lincoln in arranging the truce. Unhappily, a bigoted superior officer, Col. McComb, and the dastardly Judge Wilcox are opposed to any such treaty. When Hunt states his objection, McComb has him placed under arrest alongside Acoma and a number of Indian braves, also breaking the cane.
Other members of the tribe break them out of jail, killing McComb and others in the process. Hunt takes command and cancels all travel in the region, angering a woman named Cherry who is planning a trip to Nevada. She arrogantly elects to leave anyway, as does Judge Wilcox, so a company of men led by Hunt goes along as escort.
The Indians attack, frightening the two women and burying the judge in the sand. Hunt is disgusted with Cherry's selfish attitude and tells her so. She comes to know one of Acoma's sons, and when another uprising has fatal consequence for the Indian warriors as well as Hunt, she and Acoma's son are lucky to have their lives spared.
Cast
- Lew Ayres as Captain Hunt
- Marilyn Maxwell as Cherry
- Andy Devine as Sgt. Garrity
- Robert Hutton as Lt. Vermont
- Donald Buka as Pvt. Van Vechton
- Ted de Corsia as Acoma
- Lloyd Corrigan as Judge Verne Wilcox
- John Hoyt as Sgt. Harrison
- Jeff Corey as Coyote
- Raymond Burr as Private Anderson
- Verna Felton as Mrs. Fenway
- Ian MacDonald as Pvt. Daniels
- Peter Price as Chia-Kong, also known as Charlie
- Bud Rae as Stagecoach Driver
- Walter Greaza as Col. McComb (as Walter N. Greaza)
- Hans Conried as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Soundtrack
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References
External links
- New Mexico at IMDb
- New Mexico is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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