Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

1956 "Thrill to the daring exploits of the bold pioneer who blazed the Wilderness Road...and had to fight his Red brother to bring peace to the new frontier!"
4.7| 1h14m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 05 October 1956 Released
Producted By: Albert C. Gannaway Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Daniel Boone leads settlers into Kentucky, but must battle Shawnee Indians who have been persuaded by a French renegade that Boone and the settlers are there to kill them and steal their land.

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Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined
Konterr Brilliant and touching
Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
JohnHowardReid Yes, an extremely violent outing and not one that I would recommend, even though it is now available on a DVD of really excellent quality. Indeed the very excellence of the DVD, drives home the terror the early settlers faced from marauding Indians who had no desire to live in peace with the white man but were determined to wipe him out.Fortunately, the acting is none too convincing. I say "fortunately" because some of the events are so blood thirsty, they would be hard to take if their surroundings were too real. It's also fortunate that Bruce Bennett is only moderately convincing as Daniel Boone and that Lon Chaney is even less acceptable as the Indian chief. The movie has two directors. I imagine that one of them did the ho-hum studio scenes and the other all the frisky on-location, action footage.
Rainey Dawn I'm not a big fan of the western genre - meaning I watch some of them but not a lot of them. So this review is coming from one that watches westerns on occasions - depending on who is in the film, recommendations and/or what the movie is about. It was Lon Chaney that attracted my attention to this film mainly but I am also interested in film biographies and histories.While this film maybe not be perfectly accurate it is a good film that gives us a fairly decent idea of what might have took place during the real Daniel Boone's life. I enjoyed the movie.There are 3 songs in the film - although it's not exactly a musical those scenes are like a musical. They could have left them out of the film but it did not take away from the film to me.Anyway - I liked this film and would watch it again.8/10
oscar-35 I was looking forward to seeing this film due to Lon Chaney being featured as a member of the cast. I also am a fan of such films dealing with colonial expansion in the 1700's. The film was shot in beautiful locations. And it featured a signing son of Daniel Boone. That part of the film was odd and hard to take seriously. After I saw more of this film, I began to realize I had seen this same story line in an "A" film with a more famous cast. This was clearly a "B" film cast. It was somewhat enjoyable to watch. The lead actor was well cast and actually looked like red-haired Daniel Boone. That was a nice bonus to this film's credibility.
NewEnglandPat This picture is an interesting saga of the struggle of pioneers led by Daniel Boone in the wilderness of Cumberland Gap while being threatened by hostile Indians. A treacherous Frenchman is the cause of all the trouble between the settlers and the red men while Boone tries to convince the Indians that the pioneers only want to build homes and live in peace. The film has a certain appeal because it is not a polished production but there are good action scenes, although somewhat violent for its time. The cast is comprised of B actors but they are all good, especially Lon Chaney as the Indian chief. Bruce Bennett is okay as Boone but is a bit too clean cut and soft spoken to be believable as a frontiersman. The dialogue is rather trite but the scenery lends itself to the realism of the Kentucky backwoods.