Taza, Son of Cochise (1954 Douglas Sirk)

OK, it is about intra-family hostility, but otherwise rubbishy Native American Indian film doesn't seem to belong in the Sirk oeuvre, featuring corny 'me not kill white eyes' type of dialogue and poor supporting actors (especially the cavalry officers).

It is shot by Metty (so at least locations look interesting, though half the film is day for night), music by Frank Skinner. Sirk: "I was delighted to get out into the the desert and among the Indians: this was my main reason for doing the picture. It was shot entirely in Utah.."

Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush. It's the only Sirk picture we didn't like.

I'd hoped to find an on-location shot of Rock reading a newspaper or doing something normal, but did come across this: