Allegheny Uprising

1939
Approved
1h 21m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.8K

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John Wayne and Claire Trevor in Allegheny Uprising (1939)

In 1759, in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Valley, local settlers and Indian fighters try to persuade the British authorities to ban the trading of alcohol and arms with the marauding Indians.

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In 1759, in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Valley, local settlers and Indian fighters try to persuade the British authorities to ban the trading of alcohol and arms with the marauding Indians.In 1759, in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Valley, local settlers and Indian fighters try to persuade the British authorities to ban the trading of alcohol and arms with the marauding Indians.In 1759, in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Valley, local settlers and Indian fighters try to persuade the British authorities to ban the trading of alcohol and arms with the marauding Indians.

Director
- William A. Seiter
Writers
- P.J. Wolfson
- Neil H. Swanson
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

Director
- William A. Seiter
Writers
- P.J. Wolfson
- Neil H. Swanson
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Videos1

Trailer 1:42

Official Trailer

Photos21

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Trivia
For the role of Capt. Swanson actor George Sanders replaced Sir Cedric Hardwicke due to Hardwicke's other commitments.

Goofs
The shooting demonstration done in court was described as taking place at twenty paces. Twenty paces is equal to approximately 60 feet; the shots fired in the film were at approximately 20 feet.

Quotes
The Professor: Men, we've fought and won. But in winning we have lost something. In defending one law, we've come to despise all law. And if you go on like this, we'll destroy the very thing we fight for.

Crazy credits
Opening credits prologue:

This is a tale, laid in the Allegheny Mountains, of Jim Smith and his black boys, loyal subjects of His Majesty King George III - and their fight against the Delaware Indians in the year 1759.

Alternate versions
Also available in a computer colorized version.

Connections
Referenced in Maude: Maude Meets the Duke (1974)

Soundtracks
Yankee Doodle
(uncredited)
Music traditional - English origin (ca. 1755)
Arranged by Anthony Collins
Sung by the men at MacDougall's tavern
Reprised by the men after the trial
Variations in the score throughout

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5/10

Fast Paced Western

This is a decently made RKO western, made a few years before the genre became truly great (1946 - 1962), though released the same year as the first classic of the genre ("Stagecoach"). Despite some heavy-handed romantic-comedy moments, the movie moves like one of its galloping horses - at one point, Wayne is wrongly accused of murder, is put in gaol, quells an outside mob riot from inside his cell, stands trial, and is freed all within 7 minutes !