Wednesday, February 7, 2024

A dramatization of the Buffalo Soldiers (Zane Grey Theater, 1959)

 While Dick Powell & Four Star had the rights to adapt any and all of Zane Grey's novels for Zane Grey Theater, I don't think Grey ever wrote about the Buffalo Soldiers, African-American Army regiments in the old West.

Season 4's "Mission" paints a portrait of one such regiment. Sammy Davis, Jr. stars, along with Hari Rhodes.

Pay close attention to the preamble before the opening credits. It sounds like Olan Soule (ex-Captain Midnight) is the narrator.


Forgive the video "hiccups", if you will.

Rating: A-.

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