
Cavalry Scout
Seen it?1951 | 78 min | Romance, Action, Adventure, Western
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and action fans.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1951: an older pace and style.
Kirby Frye, a former Confederate officer but now a Union Cavalry scout, is sent into Montana territory to locate and retrieve three Gatling Guns stolen from the U.S. Arsenal by outlaws believed to have taken them west to sell to the Soiux and Cheyenne. The trail leads him to Red Bluff where, aided by Claire Corville, he and the audience discover together and real quick like that Martin Gavin, a supposedly-honest operator of a freight line, has the guns and intends to exchange them to the Indians for furs.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lesley Selander
- Rod CameronKirby Frye
- Audrey LongClaire Conville
- Jim DavisLt. Spaulding
- James MillicanMartin Gavin
- James ArnessBarth
- John DoucetteVarney
- Frank WilcoxMatson
- William PhillipsSgt. Wilkins
- Stephen ChaseCol. Drumm
- Rory MallinsonCorporal