{"id":77162,"date":"2021-10-13T12:33:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T19:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77162"},"modified":"2022-09-26T12:37:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T19:37:08","slug":"run-of-the-arrow-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77162","title":{"rendered":"Run of the Arrow (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s no hiding place for what ails you, son. We&#8217;re all under one flag now.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-77163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Poster-665x1024.png 665w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Poster.png 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn embittered Confederate veteran (Rod Steiger) who refuses to concede the reintegration of the United States of America meets an aging Oglala scout (Jay C. Flippen) and joins his tribe, making peace with its leader, Blue Buffalo (Charles Bronson), and living with a Sioux woman (Sara Montiel) and her adopted ward (Billy Miller). However, when a U.S. captain (Brian Keith) &#8212; with assistance from the man (Ralph Meeker) Steiger shot but didn&#8217;t kill on the last day of the Civil War &#8212; leads a group of soldiers in building a fort nearby, and the Sioux want to attack, Steiger&#8217;s loyalties are once again tested.\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>Brian Keith Films<\/li>\n<li>Charles Bronson Films<\/li>\n<li>Cross-Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>Native Americans<\/li>\n<li>Ralph Meeker Films<\/li>\n<li>Rod Steiger Films<\/li>\n<li>Sam Fuller Films<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWriter-director Sam Fuller&#8217;s tenth feature film was this &#8220;revisionist western&#8221; in which taken-for-granted tropes of westerns and American history are turned on their head. From the opening scenes, we&#8217;re asked to relate to a protagonist (known simply as &#8220;O&#8217;Meara&#8221;) who &#8212; even against his mother&#8217;s advice &#8212; refuses to concede the Confederacy&#8217;s loss, thus becoming a man without a nation: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger3-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger3-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger3-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger3-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger3-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger3-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger3-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger3.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given that O&#8217;Meara&#8217;s sentiments reflect those of many in our nation today, this feels like an especially intriguing and worthy tale to pay attention to as it unfolds. Like Kevin Costner&#8217;s Lt. John Dunbar in <em>Dances With Wolves<\/em> (1990), O&#8217;Meara attempts to escape through assimilation with the Sioux, after &#8220;winning&#8221; a contest from which the title takes its name: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Running-Feet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Running-Feet-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Running-Feet-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Running-Feet-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Running-Feet-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Running-Feet-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Running-Feet-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Running-Feet-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Running-Feet.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Note, however, that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nativeamerican.co.uk\/runofthearrow.html\">Chris Smallbone of NativeAmericans.co.uk<\/a> informs us this supposed custom &#8212; of an arrow being shot out onto the land, and the accused person attempting to outrun his assailants once he reaches the arrow &#8212; was made up by Fuller.) <\/p>\n<p>The thrust of the film centers on whether and\/or how O&#8217;Meara will eventually reintegrate into his original society, and what tensions will inevitably emerge during this transition. While it&#8217;s jarring seeing Charles Bronson as a Sioux chief: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Bronson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Bronson-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Bronson-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Bronson-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Bronson-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Bronson-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Bronson-1536x851.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Bronson-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Bronson-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Bronson.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and hearing (uncredited) Angie Dickinson&#8217;s voice dubbing Montiel as &#8220;Yellow Moccasin&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Montiel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Montiel-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Montiel-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Montiel-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Montiel-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Montiel-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Montiel-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Montiel-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Montiel.png 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; it&#8217;s still refreshing to see what appear to be authentic Native Americans hired as extras. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Natives2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Natives2-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Natives2-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Natives2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Natives2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Natives2-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Natives2-1536x848.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Natives2-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Natives2.png 1839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This compact, character-driven tale remains worth a look despite its limitations &#8212; but be forewarned there&#8217;s quite a bit of violence, including yet another supposed Sioux custom (skinning alive) that isn&#8217;t authentic.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography and direction<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger4-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger4-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger4-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger4-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger4-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger4-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger4-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger4-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger4.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger2-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger2-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger2-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger2-1536x839.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger2-495x270.png 495w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Run-of-the-Arrow-Steiger2.png 1859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as yet another unique outing by Fuller. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050915\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nativeamerican.co.uk\/runofthearrow.html\">Native American.co.uk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/3172\/run-of-the-arrow#articles-reviews?articleId=12464\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/run-of-the-arrow\/review\/2030346696\/\">TV Guide Review (spoilers alert) <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/run-of-the-arrow\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no hiding place for what ails you, son. We&#8217;re all under one flag now.&#8221; Synopsis: An embittered Confederate veteran (Rod Steiger) who refuses to concede the reintegration of the United States of America meets an aging Oglala scout (Jay C. Flippen) and joins his tribe, making peace with its leader, Blue Buffalo (Charles Bronson), and living with a Sioux woman (Sara Montiel) and her adopted ward (Billy Miller). However, when a U.S. captain (Brian Keith) &#8212; with assistance from&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77162\"> 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-77162","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\/77162","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=77162"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87703,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77162\/revisions\/87703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}