{"id":49417,"date":"2020-07-18T23:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T06:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49417"},"modified":"2021-07-27T14:20:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T21:20:03","slug":"unconquered-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49417","title":{"rendered":"Unconquered (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We may need more guns than words to build a future.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Poster.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA condemned British woman (Paulette Goddard) sent to America as an indentured slave is purchased by a frontiersman (Gary Cooper) determined not to let her be bought by a rival trader (Howard Da Silva). Cooper promptly frees Goddard, but she&#8217;s deceived and sold back to Da Silva, who is busy negotiating secret arms sales with Indians, including Chief Guyasuta of the Senecas (Boris Karloff). Will Goddard be able to rejoin Cooper, who is doing what he can to protect colonists against Indian uprisings?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boris Karloff Films<\/li>\n<li>Cecil B. DeMille Films<\/li>\n<li>Cecil Kellaway Films<\/li>\n<li>Gary Cooper Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Lloyd Bridges Films<\/li>\n<li>Native Americans<\/li>\n<li>Paulette Goddard Films<\/li>\n<li>Slavery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nCecil B. DeMille&#8217;s fourth-to-last film &#8212; before ending his colorful career with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41835\"><em>Samson and Delilah<\/em> (1949)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=21800\"><em>The Greatest Show on Earth <\/em>(1952)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41853\"><em>The Ten Commandments<\/em> (1956)<\/a> &#8212; was this epic western taking place just after the French and Indian Wars and during <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontiac%27s_War\">Pontiac&#8217;s Rebellion<\/a>, when a loose confederation of Indian tribes banded together against settler-colonial imposition. Naturally, the Indians here are viewed strictly as The Enemy:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Karloff.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Karloff-1024x746.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Karloff-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Karloff-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Karloff-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Karloff-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Karloff-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Karloff.png 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; albeit with an evil White profiteer (Da Silva):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Da-Silva2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Da-Silva2-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Da-Silva2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Da-Silva2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Da-Silva2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Da-Silva2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Da-Silva2-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Da-Silva2.png 1369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>abetting their efforts. Given privileged star status are stalwart Cooper and plucky Goddard, destined to end up back together no matter how much fighting, bloodshed, and Indian torture they must endure in the meantime. Adding insult to injury is the simplified and (literally) white-washed treatment of slavery as a purely White endeavor (!) akin to indentured servitude. The redeeming elements of this flick &#8212; confidently directed, as usual, by DeMille &#8212; are the stunning Technicolor cinematography and vivid costumes and sets, which bring the era to life.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorful costumes and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Cinematography1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Cinematography1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Cinematography1.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Cinematography1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Cinematography1-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Cinematography2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine Technicolor cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Costumes-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Costumes-Sets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Costumes-Sets.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Costumes-Sets-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Unconquered-Costumes-Sets-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re a DeMille completist or a fan of this type of historical drama. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039931\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1947\/10\/11\/archives\/unconquered-typical-de-mills-extravaganza-on-era-before.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.afi.com\/Film\/25403-UNCONQUERED?cxt=filmography\">AFI Catalog Entry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We may need more guns than words to build a future.&#8221; Synopsis: A condemned British woman (Paulette Goddard) sent to America as an indentured slave is purchased by a frontiersman (Gary Cooper) determined not to let her be bought by a rival trader (Howard Da Silva). Cooper promptly frees Goddard, but she&#8217;s deceived and sold back to Da Silva, who is busy negotiating secret arms sales with Indians, including Chief Guyasuta of the Senecas (Boris Karloff). Will Goddard be able&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49417\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49417"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74510,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49417\/revisions\/74510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}