---
title: 'Tomahawk (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Sherman'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tomahawk-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044135/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tomahawk (1951)

1951 · 82 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

Tomahawk is a 1951 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Heflin and Yvonne De Carlo. The film is loosely based on events that took place in Wyoming in 1866 to 1868 around Fort Phil Kearny on the Bozeman Trail, such as the Fetterman Fight and Wagon Box Fight. In the UK, the film was released as The Battle of Powder River.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Sherman](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-sherman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans J. Salter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-j-salter)
- **Producer:** [Leonard Goldstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-goldstein)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles P. Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-p-boyle)

## Cast

- [Tom Tully](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tully)
- [John War Eagle](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-war-eagle) as Red Cloud
- [Van Heflin](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-heflin) as Jim Bridger
- [Regis Toomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/regis-toomey)
- [Yvonne De Carlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-de-carlo)
- [Preston Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-foster) as Henry B. Carrington
- [Russ Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/russ-conway)
- [Susan Cabot](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-cabot)
- [Alex Nicol](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-nicol)
- [Jack Oakie](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-oakie)
- [Ann Doran](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-doran)
- [Arthur Space](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-space)
- [Rock Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rock-hudson)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/tomahawk-1951
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