Based on the novel "Apache Rising" by Marvin H. Albert (1st ed. 1957).
A white woman had been kidnapped by the Apaches and was rescued after having lived for some time among them; now she can't fit in with the white community, which treats her with contempt. She tries to get back to the Apaches but is taken back to her husband by a scout.
The psychology is that of dime novels -- it's based on one, after all. I found the native Americans' hostility towards the woman hard to believe, and even harder that they would want to bury her alive; but then again some white characters are portrayed in a simplistic manner too. It's nevertheless an entertaining film at the melodramatic level; the action scenes were directed with a remarkable acuity.
Rating: 58
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