Flaming Feather

With the ' threat ' of television Hollywood assessed the situation, and drew in audiences with 3D films, Cinemascope and above all colourful Westerns, and the latter could be made on simpler budgets and no doubt this ' new ' formula helped to keep the ' threat ' away. ' Flaming Feather ' directed well by Ray Enright in his penultimate film showed landscapes in rich Technicolour and good enough actors to draw audiences in. As for the plot a man called the Sideliner with the help of a renegade tribe raids on settlers, causing many deaths. No spoilers as to the motive. Sterling Hayden ( well acted ) has his ranch burned down and counter attacks. It really is as simple as that, and he of course falls in love with Barbara Rush in one of her earlier roles. The ending I saw a mile off, no doubt along with many children in the cinema. Basic the film is but it along with others heralded the way for the great Westerns of the 1950's to come. Just for the sweep of the action in mythical landscapes this film is worth seeing, and laconic Hayden is always well worth watching.