Tumbleweed (1953)
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The story of Jim Harvey...the savage terror he faced...the desert woman he loved!
Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked by Indians and Harvey, hoping to persuade Aguila, the chief, to call off the attack due to Harvey's having saved his son's life, leaves the train to negotiate. He is captured and the rest of the train is wiped out except for two sisters. Escaping and showing up in town later, Harvey is nearly hanged as a deserter, but gets away. Eventually caught by the sheriff and his posse, they are attacked by Indians. This time the Indians are defeated and Aguila, captured and dying, reveals the identity of the white man who engineered the initial attack on the wagon train, just as the perpetrator rides up behind them.
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Audie MurphyJim Harvey
Chill WillsSheriff Murchoree
Lori NelsonLaura Saunders
Roy RobertsNick Buckley
Madge MeredithSarah Blandon
Russell JohnsonLam Blandon
K.T. StevensLouella Buckley
Lee Van CleefMarv
Ralph MoodyAguila
Eugene IglesiasTigre
Ross ElliottSeth Blandon
Phil ChambersTrapper RossKeywords
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What is Tumbleweed about?
Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked by Indians and Harvey, hoping to persuade Aguila, the chief, to call off the attack due to Harvey's having saved his son's life, leaves the train to negotiate. He is captured and the rest of the train is wiped out except for two sisters. Escaping and showing up in town later, Harvey is nearly hanged as a deserter, but gets away. Eventually caught by the sheriff and his posse, they are attacked by Indians. This time the Indians are defeated and Aguila, captured and dying, reveals the identity of the white man who engineered the initial attack on the wagon train, just as the perpetrator rides up behind them.
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Tumbleweed has a runtime of 79 minutes.
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