
Hondo(1953)
Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.


“The Cry Was Revenge - And One Man Vowed to Stop the Bloodshed of Two Warring Nations!”
A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.

Audie Murphy
Capt. Jeff Stanton

Michael Dante
Red Hawk

Linda Lawson
Dawn Gillis

L.Q. Jones
Mike Greer

Ken Lynch
Hodges

Joseph Vitale
Victorio (as Joseph A. Vitale)

Robert Brubaker
Sgt. Cobb

Eugene Iglesias
Cpl. Ramirez

J. Pat O'Malley
Capt. Thatcher

John Archer
Col. Nathan Perry
Apache Rifles is a western film released in 1964 exploring themes of gold, apache nation, miner, 19th century, calvary. Directed by William Witney, it stars Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Linda Lawson. A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.
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