The history of fort loudoun includes the story of james smith and his black boys firing on british forces as featured in neil swansons book the first rebel and in the 1939 john wayne movie allegheny uprising. Allegheny uprising 1939 allegheny uprising 1939 user. The working titles of this film were pennsylvania uprising and allegheny frontier, and it was released in britain as the first rebel. Allegheny uprising 1939 colorized version americas revolutionary war is more than a decade away, but storm clouds of rebellion are gathering in pennsylvania. The author has spanish lobby cards for the movies rerelease in the late 50s and an italian movie poster date unknown. Many local colonists have been killed by american indians who are armed with rifles supplied by white traders. Using swansons claims as a source, the opening sequence tells the viewer that the men were fighting for liberty and the original trailer for the movie says these heroesstruck the first blow.
If youve ever wanted to see john wayne sporting a coonskin cap and carrying a rifle, then allegheny uprising may be the movie for you. John wayne, claire trevor, brian donlevy, george sanders, chill wills. Clad in buckskin and a coonskin cap as he would be a decade later in the fighting kentuckian, wayne plays reallife james smith, an american coping with british rule in colonial america. This is the story of james smith and his black boys, 16 years before the american revolution, in a pennsylvania valley in the allegheny mountains. The french and indian war was the setting of rkos allegheny uprising 1939 and mgms 1940 release northwest passage. A few years later, swansons story was made into a major motion picture, allegheny uprising 1939, starring none other than john wayne. South western pennsylvania area of colonial america. The author has spanish lobby cards for the movies rerelease in the late 50s and an. She is best remembered for her role in key largo for which she also won an academy award. John wayne stars as an american colonial battling corruption, injustice and tyranny on the western frontier. In 1759, in pennsylvanias allegheny valley, local settlers and indian fighters try to persuade the british authorities to ban the trading of alcohol and arms with the marauding indians. Allegheny uprising 1939 starring john wayne, claire trevor.
O primeiro rebelde, pennsylvania uprising, the first rebel, allegheny frontier. Allegheny uprising like most historically based movies has romantic moments added for entertainment but is actually quite accurate on the historical parts including shooting at the shirt during the trial. Allegheny frontier, o primeiro rebelde, pennsylvania uprising, the first rebel. Wayne also appeared in another historical western adventure in the same year called allegheny uprising 1939, and in a few mesquiteer films see above.
According to a preproduction news item in hr, actor bob burns was slated to appear in this picture but withdrew over a disagreement about the story. As a history enthusiast, i am interested in the historical accuracy of so called historically based movies. Allegheny uprising 1939 john wayne message board jwmb. Allegheny uprising 1939 nr 1110 1939 us western, action, adventure, history 1h 21m user score. Allegheny uprising is a 1939 film produced by rko pictures, starring claire trevor and john wayne as pioneers of early american expansion in south central pennsylvania. With the success of stagecoach, trevor was quickly cast in further westerns, including two more john wayne vehicles, allegheny uprising 1939 and dark command 1940, by which time the pay disparity between the two performers had likely moved in the other direction. Allegheny uprising 1939 nr 11101939 us western, action, adventure, history 1h 21m user score. Allegheny uprising 1939 movie clip shoot over their heads. Demilles unconquered 1947, starring gary cooper and paulette goddard, howard da silva played a gunrunner and boris karloff a seneca chief who lead an american indian uprising in 1763. Made half a year after his stellar breakout in stagecoach, the picture reteams wayne with claire trevor as a frontier tomboy who supplies feisty love interest. Allegheny uprising wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Seiter, claire trevor, john wayne, george sanders june 12, 2019 in british colonial america, captain swansons adherence to the rules results in trader callendars selling to the indians under cover of a government permit. The real allegheny uprising journal of the american. The allegheny uprising 1939 starred john wayne and claire trevor.
Allegheny uprising is an american 1939 film directed by william a. Stagecoach had a formative and regenerative influence on all future westerns, raising the stature of 30s bwesterns for years to come by concentrating on the films characters. Chipps, the private lives of elizabeth and essex, union pacific, stagecoach, the roaring twenties, and dodge city, rkos relatively unambitious production allegheney uprising was just a pearl on the necklace. The john wayne film collection without reservations allegheny. In colonial america, jim smith leads a group that tries to figure out who is supplying the area native american tribes with weapons. Without reservations 1946, allegheny uprising 1939, tycoon 1947, reunion in france 1942, big jim mclain 1952, trouble along the way 1953. Clad in buckskin and a coonskin cap as he would be a decade later in the fighting kentuckian, wayne plays reallife james smith, an american coping with british rule in. Claire trevor, john wayne, allegheny uprising, 1939 ef9mht from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. The movie had its moments, but its in no way a rival to their big movie of 1939.
During the french and indian war, in the years before the. Allegheny uprising 1939 changes the movie database tmdb. Colonial distaste and disapproval of the british government is starting to surface. Many local colonists have been killed by american indians who are armed with rifles supplied. Feb 14, 2015 william powell and myrna loy in libeled lady 1936 have you been proposed to much. Another historic picture going a little further back in time before the revolutionary war with john wayne as one of the locals standing up to britains strict rule. Allegheny uprising 1939 movie clip shoot over their. Allegheny uprising was released as the first rebel in several countries and enjoyed several rereleases in the 50s and 60s. Clad in buckskin and a coonskin cap as he would be a decade later in the fighting kentuckian. Allegheny uprising subtitled, repackaged, special packaging.
Wolfson, the film is loosely based on the historical event known as the black boys rebellion of 1765, after the conclusion of the. First rebelallegheny uprising fort loudoun 1756 british fort. Tale of colonial america featuring the dukes earthy frontiersman butts heads with the local british commander and unscrupulous traders. Allegheny uprisingjohn wayne, claire trevor, wilfrid lawson, george sanders, brian donlevy, ian wolfe, moroni olsen, robert barrat 1939. It was near but not directly on the site of fort duquesne, a french colonial fort built in 1754 as tensions increased between great britain and france in. Trying to reignite the flame that burns in us all for the love of small game hunting in the northern alleghenies, running our allegheny mountian hounds. South western pennsylvania area of colonial america, 1760s. Allegheny uprising 1939 posted by mark franklin on jul 5, 2016 the indians are on the warpath in pennsylvania in the days before the revolution, and the colonists are tired of seeing loved ones killed with weapons traded to them by other whites. Allegheny uprising 1939 changes the movie database. The real allegheny uprising journal of the american revolution. Allegheny uprising 1939 once upon a time in a western. Indians but mostly against british authority in western pennsylvania in 1760 in this fictionalized account of the historical captain james smith and his black boys. Ive only played one cautious part in my life, in allegheny uprising 1939.
Oct 19, 2017 john wayne stars as an american colonial battling corruption, injustice and tyranny on the western frontier. Angry at fellow colonists trading with indians, pennsylvanian jim john wayne, with mac wilfrid lawson et al moroni olsen, chill wills, john hamilton hatches a plan, janie claire trevor joining, as they engage incognito with evil callendar brian donlevy, in allegheny. Allegheny uprising aka the first rebel directed by william seiter produced by p. Allegheny uprising is an engaging blend of historical fiction, boisterous backwoods comedy, and pretty much nonstop rowdydow that qualifies as one of john waynes more offbeat vehicles. Made half a year after his stellar breakout in stagecoach, the picture reteams wayne with claire trevor as a frontier tomboy who supplies feisty. Download paradise valley days a photo album poetry book of black. Wayne plays jim smith, leader of a band of settlers of southern pennsylvanias conococheague valley in the years immediately following the french and indian. Sanders stepped in when hardwicke did the hunchback of notre dame 1939 instead. John wayne leads a rebel group of settlers against a savage. William powell and myrna loy in libeled lady 1936 have you been proposed to much.
Buy allegheny uprising dvd subtitled, repackaged, special packaging, standard screen at. Allegheny uprising released in the uk as the first rebel is an american 1939 film directed by william a. Another news item in hr notes that george sanders replaced sir cedric hardwicke in the role of capt. Allegheny uprising is an american 1939 film produced by rko pictures, and starring claire trevor and john wayne. Apr 04, 2014 a few years later, swansons story was made into a major motion picture, allegheny uprising 1939, starring none other than john wayne. There, colonial man of action james smith does what englands provincial command wont. John wayne leads a rebel group of settlers against a savage british captain in order to stop the sale of firearms to.
George sanders role in allegheny uprising was originally to be played by sir cedric hardwicke. In the south western pennsylvania area of colonial america in the 1760s, colonial distaste and disapproval of the british government is starting to surface. Allegheny uprising, dvd, subtitled, repackaged, special packaging, standard screen, westerns, 053939786422. Allegheny uprising 1939 john wayne color version dvd. With claire trevor, john wayne, george sanders, brian donlevy.
An exchange of prisoners between the french and british. Jan 22, 2014 allegheny uprisingjohn wayne, claire trevor, wilfrid lawson, george sanders, brian donlevy, ian wolfe, moroni olsen, robert barrat 1939. Fort pitt was a fort built by british forces between 1759 and 1761 during the french and indian war at the confluence of the monongahela and allegheny rivers, where the ohio river is formed in western pennsylvania modern day pittsburgh. Brian donlevy was nominated for a best supporting actor oscar in 1939 not for this film but for beau geste. No wonder 1939 is widely regarded as hollywoods best year of all time. The movie has spread the story beyond english speaking countries as well.
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