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The year is 1764 when a peace treaty between the Delaware Indians and the British requires that all white captives be returned to their people. Johnny Butler (James MacArthur), kidnapped by the tribe when he was a child and renamed True Son, is forced against his will to return to his white family in Pennsylvania. His escort, frontiersman Del Hardy (Fess Parker) and Shenandoe, a beautiful servant girl (Carol Lynley, in her feature film debut), try to help the boy adjust to his new way of life. But the white man's injustice and cruelty drive him back to the Delawares, where even greater dangers await him!
Original Release
07/08/1958
US Release
07/08/1958
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Fess Parker | Del Hardy |
Wendell Corey | Wilse Owens |
Joanne Dru | Milly Elder |
James MacArthur | True Son / Johnny Butler |
Jessica Tandy | Myra Butler |
John McIntire | John Elder |
Joseph Calleia | Chief Cuyloga |
Carol Lynley | Shenandoe |
Rafael Campos | Half Arrow |
Frank Ferguson | Harry Butler |
Directors
Writers
Conrad Richter, Lawrence Edward Watkin
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fess Parker | Del Hardy |
Wendell Corey | Wilse Owens |
Joanne Dru | Milly Elder |
James MacArthur | True Son / Johnny Butler |
Jessica Tandy | Myra Butler |
John McIntire | John Elder |
Joseph Calleia | Chief Cuyloga |
Carol Lynley | Shenandoe |
Rafael Campos | Half Arrow |
Frank Ferguson | Harry Butler |
Dean Fredericks | Niskitoon |
Marian Seldes | Kate Owens |
Stephen Bekassy | Col. Henry Bouquet |
Sam Buffington | George Owens |
Robert Anderson | Capt. Grant |
Pat Brady | Musician |
Tex Brodus | Party Guest |
Gloria Castillo | Regina |
Iron Eyes Cody | Cuyloga's Counsellor |
Robert Cole | Party Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Walt Disney | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1959 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Nominated |