Column South is a 1953 movie starring Audie Murphy as a Calvary
Lieutenant, Jed Sayre, at an outpost watching the Navajo Indiana, during
the period of time leading up to the Civil War. This movie has the
Native American conflict, overlayed by maneuvering of the pending war.
The Navajo are at peace, but the new Captain and her sister don't see
things that way, and are distrustful of the Native Americans. This
distrust almost leads to a battle. In the end it is the Confederate
sympathizers who almost screw up the peace, as they are stealing
supplies, and blaming it on the Navajo. They are also trying to force a
conflict, so as to require more supplies they also hope to steal. They
are also preparing for the war and hoping to steal the West and the
access to California gold.
As luck would have it, Sayre, and the Captain's sister don't like each
other, but this is only to disguise their true feelings of love for each
other.
I found this movie entertaining. I didn't recognize Audie Murphy as I watched, other than knowing the actor was familiar.
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