Seminole Uprising (1955)

John Chard

5.0

Dec 5, 2015

You want manners or Black Cat? Seminole Uprising is directed by Earl Bellamy and is adapted by Robert E. Kent from Curt Brandon's novel, Bugle's Wake. It stars George Montgomery, Karin Booth, William Fawcett, Steven Ritch, Ed Hinton and John Pickard. The cavalry, led by Lieutenant Cam Elliott (Montgomery), are tasked with bringing in Seminole Indian chief Black Cat (Ritch), who is leading his tribe with ferocious force. But there are some family ties causing problems to the mission... The problems with the pic are front and centre, the use of stock footage, dummies and cheap model wor…

CinemaSerf

6.0

Jul 28, 2025

There’s nothing too original about this, but George Montgomery does manage to bring it to the boil towards the end. He’s “Cam”, an army lieutenant who is posted to a fort where his ex-girlfriend “Susan” (Karin Booth) just happens to be not only the colonel’s daughter but also engaged to his rival “Capt. Dudley” (Ed Hinton). The purpose of his posting is to track down the marauding Seminole chief “Black Cat” (Steven Ritch). Why him? Well he is half Seminole himself and is quite respectfully called “Grey Eagle” by those he is trying to return to the reservation. Someone is providing the Indians…