Last of the Redskins
Last of the Redmen sometimes Last of the Redskins is an adaption of The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures. The film was shot in Vitacolor but released in Cinecolor. Unlike other adaptations the film includes a boy brother of Cora and Alice Munro and does not feature Chingachgook nor does it feature a romance between Uncas and Cora. The battle of Fort William Henry is not shown and most of the characters in the film ride horses rather than moving by foot.
General Webb, the commander of Fort Edward where the Munros have arrived has fallen for French ruses by believing that General Montcalms French and Indian forces are advancing from the South. General Webbs Indian Scout Magua testifies to the truth of this information convincing General Webb to send his forces South and send the Munro family to the believed safety of their father General Munro to the north at Fort William Henry. The only person who does not believe Magua is the Colonial Scout Hawkeye and his Indian companion Uncas. Hawkeyes rough ways, honesty, and vocal common sense has alienated him from the British military command.In reality, Magua was once flogged by General Munro for being drunk and sees the chance to torture and murder the Munro children as a pinnacle of revenge. Leading the Munros accompanied by Major Duncan Heyward and a small British military escort into an Iroquois ambush, Magua is thwarted by the arrival of Hawkeye and Uncas who rescue the Major and the Munros. The Major wins Hawkeye over by declaring that he would be placing his pride over the lives of the party if he didnt give command of the evasion party to the experienced Hawkeye. The group manages to evade Maguas pursuing Indians for a brief period, but Hawkeye arranges for a better chance for escape by having Heyward and the Munros captured then rescued by Hawkeye and Uncas. ........
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