screenshots / The Devil's Doorway / 1950 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

One of the earliest western films that was sympathetic to the plight of Native Americans.

The cast includes Robert Taylor (Ambush), Louis Calhern (The Last Days of Pompeii), and Marshall Thompson (Daktari).

Actor James Mitchell (in the role of Red Rock) previously appeared uncredited as a dancer in two 1943 films: White Savage and Rhythem of the Islands.

Henry Marco (uncredited as Jimmy) also had roles in the 1950 film On the Isle of Samoa (as Karaki) and 1952's Mara Maru (as Perol).

Born in 1877, Chief John Big Tree (cast as Thundercloud) is said to have modeled for the 1894 James Earle Fraser sculpture: End of the Trail.

Colorado filming locations include Aspen and Grand Junction.

Robert Taylor passed in 1969 at the age of 57.

James Mitchell passed in 2010 at the age of 89.

Chief John Big Tree passed in 1967 at the age of 90.