With the exception of the rather novel setting of Florida this is very much a Gary Cooper western which could just as easily have been set in California. Cooper plays an army captain sent on a mission to stop guns from being sent to the in this case to some very nasty Seminole Indians. After fulfilling his mission of blowing up the fort with the guns that had been supplying the Seminoles, Cooper and his troops are pursued by the Seminoles through the Florida Everglades. This is basically the same plot as the director Raoul Walsh's Objective Burma. But if the story worked once it will work again I guess.
Along the way Cooper picks up a sexy gal who you know will end up falling in love with him played in this case by a performer named Mari Aldon. Also along is veteran character actor Arthur Hunnicutt who as usual is playing Arthur Hunnicutt.
The film was written and not very well, by a couple of decent writers, Niven Busch and Martin Rackin. The director was old action pro Raoul Walsh. If the film has any interest at all it's the extensive on location filming in Florida and Walsh's skill with staging action scenes. Otherwise this film just seems completely out of it even for a 1950's film.
The running time is 101 minutes.
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