Seminole (1953)

Plot: In 1835 Florida, an evil Army Major sabotages a Lieutenant's efforts to bring peace with the Seminole Indians.
Stars: Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale,  Anthony Quinn, Barbara Hale

Another one of those big, dumb, 1950's pro-Indian Westerns.  This one stars Rock Hudson (who's incredibly stiff) as the peacemaker, Quinn is the noble Indian chief, and Richard Carlsen is the dastardly "injun-hating" Major. Barbara Hale shows up in Petticoats and looks pretty.  Its completely mediocre  - but wins points for covering an unknown Everglades Indian war  -in technicolor.

However, its as phony as a 3-dollar bill. Where are the snakes, mosquitoes, humidity and heat?  Everyone wears clean clothes, no one breaks a sweat, and the Indians are so noble, you wonder why they aren't in Seminary. Or why the Seminole's fight so hard to stay in their big swamp, when they could move elsewhere. But the film's heart is in the right place - it just needed a brain.