Warpath (1951)

A man (Edmond O'Brien) has spent eight years hunting down the three men responsible for the death of his fiancee in a bank hold up. After killing one (Louis Jean Heydt) of them, he joins the 7th cavalry under the belief that the two other men have changed their names and joined the cavalry. Directed by Byron Haskin (THE NAKED JUNGLE). Who doesn't like a good revenge western? Unfortunately, this one is a disappointment. The film goes all soft on us at the end thus depriving us and its hero of catharsis. The film seems schizophrenic in that it can't seem to make its mind up whether it wants to be a revenge western or the usual cavalry versus the Indians western and ends up being unsatisfactory on both counts. If you're a fan of westerns, you should be able to sit through it but if you're not, skip it. With Polly Bergen as the romantic interest, Forrest Tucker, Dean Jagger, Harry Carey Jr. and James Millican as Custer.