Apache Rifles

Caught in the Crossfire of Passions and Greed!

Apache Rifles is directed by William Witney and adapted to screenplay by Charles B. Smith from a story written by Kenneth Gamet and Richard Schayer. It stars Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Linda Lawson, L.Q. Jones, Ken Lynch, Joseph Vitale and Robert Brubaker. Music is by Richard La Salle and De Luxe cinematography is by Arch R. Dalzell.

Murphy stars as Capt. Jeff Stanton, a cavalry officer in Arizona territory, 1879, who is assigned to bring to the reservation the runaway Apaches who have had enough of the greedy gold miners pillaging from their promised land. Originally driven by his hatred towards Native Americans, Stanton's cause is muddied when he starts to fall for half Indian Dawn Gi...

Shoestring Western remake with Audi Murphy

In the Arizona Territory, 1879, a captain (Audi Murphy) is assigned to a cavalry unit with the task of bringing in a band of Mescalero Apaches who have left the Reservation. Joseph Vitale and Michael Dante play the chief and his son respectively while L.Q. Jones and Ken Lynch appear as greedy miners.

Apache Uprising (1964) is a B Western remake of Indian Uprising (1952). It liberally uses stock footage from it and the contrast with the new footage is too glaring. If you can look past that and the obvious Caucasians playing Apaches, this is a decent Audie Murphy B Western with enough human interest to keep your attention. Unfortunately the sudden change-of-mind of a certain character at...