I bought this woman for my own… and I'll kill the man who touches her!
England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a slave in the colony of Virginia, whose inhabitants begin to hear and fear the sinister song of the threatening drums of war that resound in the wild Ohio valley.
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Oct 20246/10
**_Indian wars in Western Pennsylvania, 1763, with Gary Cooper_** A striking indentured servant from London arrives in America (Paulette Goddard) and ends up involved in the outbreak of Pontiac’s War as a colonist captain and a shady trader vie over her (Cooper and Howard da Silva). The latter is in league with Chief of the Senecas (Boris Karloff) and married to his daughter (Katherine DeMille). Helmed by Cecil B. DeMille, “Unconquered” (1947) involves the historical setting six years after the events in 1992’s “The Last of the Mohicans.” Coming out 45 years earlier, “Unconquered” is naturally quaint in some ways, think “Gone with the Wind” on the American frontier of the pre-Revolutionary War days. Yet if you can acclimate to the old-fashioned style and melodramatics, there’s enough good here to enjoy. Plus, it inspires you to look up the real history. The climatic attack on Fort Pitt was expensive with lots of dynamite, flash powder, flintlocks and fireballs. It was perhaps the most spectacular battle sequence shot up to that time with the intention of drawing people to the theater with its ‘wow’ power. Paulette, incidentally, refused to stand on the set while the fireballs were
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jul 20227/10
It's from Cecil B. De Mille so of course it's long - but for the most part, this frontiersman western flows OK, with a good cast delivering a well paced and written, action-packed historical adventure with plenty of good old cowboys and indians battles. Paulette Goddard is sentenced to deportation and indenture from the UK to her American colonies and finds herself the property of "Capt. Holden" (Gary Cooper) but the object of the desires of the sleazy "Garth" (Howard da Silva). Her emancipation (or not) is closely aligned with the survival of the British troops stationed in the Ohio wilderness against both the opposing French troops, and the sly, cunning Sececa indians - led by a rather oddly cast, but still decent Boris Karloff ("Guyasuta") - who just want shot of their interlopers so they can have their ancient hunting grounds back. It's got plenty going on, a bit of humour, some double-dealing and enough (but not too much) romance - actually Goddard proves to be feisty (not quite Maureen O'Hara, but you get my drift) and quite capable of looking after herself. Plenty of decent actors help the stars along - Ward Bond and Cecil Kellaway inject some character and there are also a
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · May 20197/10
Unconquerable, because, they are strong and free! Unconquered is directed by Cecil B. DeMille and collectively written by Charles Bennett, Frederic M. Frank and Jesse Lasky, Jr. It is based on the novel written by Neil H. Swanson. It stars Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva, Boris Karloff, Cecil Kelleway, ward Bond and Katherine DeMille. Music is by Victor Young and cinematography by Ray Rennahan. Frontiersman Chris Holden (Cooper) becomes embroiled in the machinations of Martin Garth (Ds Silva), who for his own ends is helping the Native American Pontiac uprising. All this while trying to keep slave girl Abby Hale (Goddard) out of harms way… And 6 pence! So it comes to pass that this really is no historical document – shock! Based around Pontiac’s Rebellion, circa 1763 after the French and Indian War, it’s a fanciful narrative that’s a right old mixed bag. On one hand it’s the story of an all American hero and a fish out of water British woman traversing through perilous situations whilst simultaneously ignoring the attraction that exists between them. On the other hand it’s proud in propaganda flag waving, with heroic verve in full effect, but is gleefully executed wi
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Cast
- Gary CooperCaptain Christopher Holden
- Paulette GoddardAbby
- Howard Da SilvaGarth
- Boris KarloffGuyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
- Cecil KellawayJeremy Love
- Ward BondJohn Fraser
- Katherine DeMilleHannah
- Henry WilcoxonCaptain Steele
- C. Aubrey SmithLord Chief Justice
- Victor VarconiCaptain Simeon Ecuyer
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- Cecil B. DeMilleDirector
- Charles BennettScreenplay
- Fredric M. FrankScreenplay
- Jesse Lasky Jr.Screenplay
- Neil H. SwansonNovel
- Ray RennahanDirector of Photography
- Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
- Anne BauchensEditor
- Cecil B. DeMilleProducer
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