Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans - The Delaware Hoax

episode 5

Canada 1957
produced by
Sigmund Neufeld, Leon Fromkess (executive) for Normandie Productions, Canadian Television Corporation
directed by Sam Newfield
starring John Hart, Lon Chaney jr, William Walker, Pawys Thomas, Earl Grey, Alexs Denaszody, Glynn Morris, William Timblin
written by Louis Stevens, based on characters created by James Fenimore Cooper

TV-series
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans, Last of the Mohicans, Hawkeye, Deerslayer

review by
Mike Haberfelner

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Scout Hawkeye (John Hart), & his Indian friend Chingachgook (Lon Chaney jr) find 2 Delawares tied up & killed, bzut when they report it to major Tilton (Earl Grey) in the next fort, he thinks it might be retribution for some Delaware attacks having happened in the lasst few days ... which Hawkeye & Chingachgook can't believe since the Delawares are a peaceful tribe - but Tilton has a witness to substantiate the claims, Stanwell (William Walker). Only, he is a bit too eager to blame the Delawares ...

But when Hawkeye & Chingachgook arrive at the Delawares' camp, they find them in warpaint, wanting retribution for their 2 killed braves. Hawkeye however can broker a deal that the Delawares give hiom 7 days to find the real culprits ...

... & when the 2 friends secretly follow Stanwell around they see he has dealings with unscrupulous landgrabber Johnson (Pawys Thomas) & Indian agent Blaisdell (Glynn Morris), & the 3 of them want the Delawares driven from the land by legal means so Johnson can grab it. Soon Hawkeye & Chingachgook also learn that Stanwell plans to attack a neighbouring village with his gang in Delaware warpaint, so the Delawares will really appear as savages to the army ... but our heroes capture one of Stanwell's men, & while Chingachgook brings the man back to major Tilton as a witness,  Hawkeye infiltrates the Stanwell-gang, disguised as one of them. He is found out, but before he can be killed, the army seize the gang. Only Stanwell gets away to be chased down by Hawkeye.

In the end, there is peace between the Delawares & the settlers again.

Rather dull affair of a Western, with Lon Chaney jr, visibly marked by alcoholism, in a typical has-been supporting role.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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