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Yellowstone Kelly

"Clint's back!...and 'Kookie' is with him!"

A fur-trapper named Kelly, who once saved the life of a Sioux chief, is allowed to set his traps in Sioux territory during the late 1870s. Reluctantly he takes on a tenderfoot assistant named Anse and together they give shelter to a runaway Arapaho woman. Tensions develop when Anse falls in love with this woman and when the Sioux chief arrives with his warriors to re-claim her.

Top Cast

  • Clint Walker

    Clint Walker

    Luther "Yellowstone" Kelly

  • Edd Byrnes

    Edd Byrnes

    Anse Harper

  • John Russell

    John Russell

    Gall, Sioux Chief

  • Ray Danton

    Ray Danton

    Sayapi, Gall's Nephew

  • Claude Akins

    Claude Akins

    Sergeant

  • Rhodes Reason

    Rhodes Reason

    Major Towns

  • Andra Martin

    Andra Martin

    Wahleeah, Sayapi's Arapaho Captive

  • Gary Vinson

    Gary Vinson

    Lieutenant

  • Warren Oates

    Warren Oates

    Corporal

Overview

A fur-trapper named Kelly, who once saved the life of a Sioux chief, is allowed to set his traps in Sioux territory during the late 1870s. Reluctantly he takes on a tenderfoot assistant named Anse and together they give shelter to a runaway Arapaho woman. Tensions develop when Anse falls in love with this woman and when the Sioux chief arrives with his warriors to re-claim her.

Rating

6.2 / 10
27 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • r96sk
    r96sk
    6 Nov 28, 2020

    The definition of lacklustre. Needed more action to make up for the slowness. I'm not saying 'Yellowstone Kelly' is anything all that bad, as it isn't. However, it simply fails to make for an entertaining Western. Clint Walker (Kelly) and Edd Byrnes (Harper) don't have the necessary chemistry, though are likeable. None of the other characters, including the inappropriately cast Native Americans, are all that developed. It has recognisable Western themes, so fits in under those requirements I guess. It's just simply not exciting or enjoyable, it's very bland in truth. Doubt I'll remember this one.

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