Product Details

• Actors: Van Heflin, Yvonne De Carlo, Alex Nicol, Preston Foster, Jack Oakie
• Directors: George Sherman
• Writers: Daniel Jarrett, Maurice Geraghty, Silvia Richards
• Producers: Leonard Goldstein
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: June 9, 1998
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 078322463X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,833 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colorful Universal Western, November 10, 2011

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B. Cathey "ParsifalCSA" (Wendell, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tomahawk (Universal Vault Series) (DVD)

TOMAHAWK is one of a number of solid little colorful Universal Westerns produced in the early 1950s. With a good cast, including Van Helfin, Yvonne De Carlo, Preston Foster, Jack Oakie, and Susan Cabot, it reprises the popular Cowboys/Cavalry vs. Indians theme, with a favorable treatment of the Indians and references to "Red Cloud's War" of the later 1860s. Like many such films of the period, TOMAHAWK is not going to be found in any "top ten" lists; but it does provide loads of excitement, action, and enjoyment to Western fans. The color Technicolot print is vivid and very good for this DVD-R issue. No add ons, but that's okay. Recommended--and let's hope Universal will release more of these little gems!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Peace treaty is violated and US Army responds: "Sioux me!", January 20, 2009

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tomahawk [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Set in Wyoming in 1866, TOMAHAWK features mountain man Jim Bridger.

After gold is discovered on Sioux land, the U.S. Army's plans to open up the Bozeman Trail anger the natives, whose previous treaty had already been violated when an unauthorized fort was built. Jim Bridger (Heflin) tries to keep a tense situation from escalating into all-out war, but when an Indian-hating cavalry lieutenant (Nicol) murders a young Sioux the tribe prepares for battle. (Watch for Rock Hudson in a peripheral role, as Burt Hanna.)


As of 1/09, "Tomahawk" was not available on DVD.

Also recommended:
In COMANCHE TERRITORY (1950), Jim Bowie (Macdonald Carey) intercedes when despite a peace treaty, settlers plan to attack local natives. Co-stars Maureen O'Hara. (VHS only)


Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.

(5.9) Tomahawk (1950) - Van Heflin/Yvonne De Carlo/Alex Nicol/Preston Foster/Jack Oakie/Tom Tully/John War Eagle/Rock Hudson/Susan Cabot/Russ Conway/Ann Doran

5.0 out of 5 stars tomahawk, January 22, 2012

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john ward (phila, pa United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tomahawk (Universal Vault Series) (DVD)

The movie was excellent like I thought it would be all the actors made it so real like they are wright there.