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The Pathfinder is a 1952 American Western film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring George Montgomery.[1]

The Pathfinder
Film poster
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Screenplay by	Robert E. Kent
Based on	The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	George Montgomery
Narrated by	Michael Fox
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Jerome Thoms
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Sam Katzman Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 9, 1952 (1952-12-09)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

At the beginning of the French and Indian War in 1754, the Mingo Indians allied to the French massacre the Mohican tribe allied to British. Pathfinder and Chingachgook discover the only survivor, a child named Uncas. Angered that the British did not protect their allies the Mohicans, Pathfinder gains entry to the British fort and threatens the Scottish commander Colonel Duncannon until it is discovered that the British were unaware due to a Mohican messenger being killed before he could bring the news.

Colonel Duncannon enlists Pathfinder and Chingachgook to spy for the British by posing as French sympathisers. When Pathfinder says they would not be able to discover the plans of the French as they do not speak their language the Colonel assigns Alison, a fluent French speaker to them. Pathfinder is dismayed that Alison is a woman but she earns her place by killing a Mingo with a pistol and infiltrating French society when they arrive at the French fort. Alison discovers that the French have built a road along a mountain pass bringing supplies to the main French port that has a harbour for ships. Blowing up the mountain road with black powder would deny supplies to the French fort meaning all their smaller outposts would fall to the English due to a scarcity of provisions.

Alison came to the North American colonies to marry an English Captain who disgraced himself through alcoholism. She unexpectedly meets him again as he has turned renegade, married a Mingo princess and has a commission in the French army.

Cast

• George Montgomery as Pathfinder
• Helena Carter as Welcome Alison
• Jay Silverheels as Chingachgook
• Walter Kingsford Col. Duncannon
• Rodd Redwing as Chief Arrowhead
• Stephen Bekassy as Col. Brasseau
• Elena Verdugo as Lokawa
• Bruce Lester as Capt. Clint Bradford
• Chief Yowlachie as Eagle Feather
• Lyle Talbot as French Ship Captain

Production

Helena Carter had just made The Golden Horde for Katzman.[2]

References

External links

• The Pathfinder at IMDb
• The Pathfinder film clip on YouTube
• Review of film at Variety

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