New Mexico (film)

New Mexico
New Mexico
	Original film poster
Directed by	Irving Reis
Screenplay by	Max Trell
Produced by	Irving Allen ; Joseph Justman
Starring	Lew Ayres; Marilyn Maxwell
Cinematography	Jack Greenhalgh; William E. Snyder; Lester White
Edited by	Louis Sackin
Music by	René Garriguenc; Lucien Moraweck
Production; companies	Justman Productions; Irving Allen Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	May 18, 1951;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$720,000
Box office	less than $700,000

New Mexico is a 1951 Ansco Color Western film directed by Irving Reis, starring Lew Ayres and Marilyn Maxwell.

Plot[]

President Abraham Lincoln himself comes to New Mexico to discuss living together in peace with Acoma, a feared and respected Indian chief. He presents the chief with a cane as a gift and symbol of their friendship.

Lt. Hunt is promoted due to his personal assistance to Lincoln in arranging the truce. Unhappily, a bigoted superior officer, Col. McComb, and the dastardly Judge Wilcox are opposed to any such treaty. When Hunt states his objection, McComb has him placed under arrest alongside Acoma and a number of Indian braves, also breaking the cane.

Other members of the tribe break them out of jail, killing McComb and others in the process. Hunt takes command and cancels all travel in the region, angering a woman named Cherry who is planning a trip to Nevada. She arrogantly elects to leave anyway, as does Judge Wilcox, so a company of men led by Hunt goes along as escort.

The Indians attack, frightening the two women and burying the judge in the sand. Hunt is disgusted with Cherry's selfish attitude and tells her so. She comes to know one of Acoma's sons, and when another uprising has fatal consequence for the Indian warriors as well as Hunt, she and Acoma's son are lucky to have their lives spared.

Cast[]

Lew Ayres as Captain Hunt
Marilyn Maxwell as Cherry
Andy Devine as Sgt. Garrity
Robert Hutton as Lt. Vermont
Donald Buka as Pvt. Van Vechton
Ted de Corsia as Acoma
Lloyd Corrigan as Judge Verne Wilcox
John Hoyt as Sgt. Harrison
Jeff Corey as Coyote
Raymond Burr as Private Anderson
Verna Felton as Mrs. Fenway
Ian MacDonald as Pvt. Daniels
Peter Price as Chia-Kong, also known as Charlie
Bud Rae as Stagecoach Driver
Walter Greaza as Col. McComb (as Walter N. Greaza)
Hans Conried as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Soundtrack[]

References[]

^ ^a ^b THOMAS M. PRYOR (January 10, 1954). "HOLLYWOOD CHEER: Eric Johnston Predicts Good Year for Industry -- Producer's Point of View". New York Times. p. X5.

External links[]

New Mexico at IMDb
New Mexico is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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[new-1] THOMAS M. PRYOR (January 10, 1954). "HOLLYWOOD CHEER: Eric Johnston Predicts Good Year for Industry -- Producer's Point of View". New York Times. p. X5.

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