The Red, White and Black
Cast & Crew
John Cardos
Robert Doqui
Janee Michelle
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Isaac Fields
Rafer Johnson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1871 a regiment of U. S. Colored Troops (the 10th Cavalry) is stationed at Fort Davis, Texas. Despite the fact that all recruits and noncommissioned officers are blacks, the garrison commander, Colonel Grierson, is a white man. Among the new recruits is Eli Brown, a fun-loving man with an eye for women, who immediately begins wooing the post's young seamstress, Julie. Arrogant Sergeant Hatch has long coveted Julie for himself, but Julie consents to become Brown's wife. Shortly after their wedding, Chief Walking Horse arrives to protest the stealing of horses from the Indians. Colonel Grierson responds by sending Private Armstrong, a close friend of Walking Horse, and a contingent of soldiers, including Trooper Brown, against the white marauders. Aware that Julie was always intrigued and flattered by his sexual advances, Sergeant Hatch waits for Brown to leave the fort and then seduces her. Brown returns to learn of the perfidy and attempts to kill Hatch, an action for which he is punished. After Julie and Brown are reconciled, the Indians, outraged by the slaying of one of their braves, go on a rampage; and the entire regiment is sent into action. The Indians are defeated in a bloody battle, but Trooper Brown and many other soldiers die. As the survivors return to Fort Davis with their Indian prisoners, they reflect on the irony of black men waging war against red men.
Director
John Cardos
Cast
Robert Doqui
Janee Michelle
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Isaac Fields
Rafer Johnson
Cesar Romero
Barbara Hale
Isabell Sanford
Steve Drexel
Russ Nannarello Jr.
Robert Dix
Otis Taylor
Bill Collins
John Fox
Byrd Holland
Bobby Clark
Bernard Brown
Clarence Comas
Donald Diggs
Jeff Everett
Cal Fields
Perry Fluker
Noah Hobson
Earl Humphrey
Devaughn Labon
Rod Law
Jim Pace
John Nettles
Eric Richmond
Jon-jon
Rava Malmuth
John Ramsey
Charles Wells
George Wells
Paul Wheaton
David White
Barbara Brown
Edith Hazley
Lee James
Hank Lowery
Barry Noble
Maurishka
Steve Paullada
Wanda Roberts
Marchita Stanton
Mollie Stevenson
Leah Weed
Stuart Z. Hirschman
Crew
Frances Dennis
Robert Dietz
Dick Dixon
Lewis J. Guinn
Lewis J. Guinn
Stuart Z. Hirschman
Gene Jesso
John Murray
Russ Nannarello
Jim Nelson
Barry Noble
James M. Northern
James O'donnell
Stu Phillips
Stu Phillips
Kelly Pruitt
Leo Rousseau
Jack Steeley
Bob Stone
Stan Thorne
Mort Tubor
Marlene Weed
Harry Wollman
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Filmed in Los Angeles and Fort Davis, Texas. Working title: Men of the Tenth.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States December 16, 1970
Released in United States December 16, 1970 (Los Angeles)
