White Eagle (1941 serial)

For the 1941 Argentine drama of the same name, see White Eagle (1941 film).

White Eagle (1941) is the eighth serial released by Columbia Pictures, starring Buck Jones. It was based on the 1932 Buck Jones Western film (also called White Eagle (1932 film)). Stock footage from this serial was used again in Blazing the Overland Trail (1956).^[2]

White Eagle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James W. Horne[1]
Screenplay by	Arch Heath Morgan Cox (as Morgan B. Cox) John Cutting Lawrence Taylor
Story by	Fred Myton
Starring	Buck Jones Raymond Hatton Dorothy Fay
Narrated by	Knox Manning
Cinematography	James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by	Dwight Caldwell Earl Turner
Music by	Lee Zahler
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	January 31, 1941 (1941-01-31)
Running time	290 minutes (15 episodes)
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

White Eagle, a Pony Express Rider, is the son of a massacred Army officer, who has been raised by an Indian tribe. He believes himself to be the son of the tribal chief and is working to get a peace treaty signed between the Indians and the white settlers. But 'Dandy' Darnell, a notorious and merciless outlaw, tries to keep the fight alive, by sending his henchmen to stir up trouble. This is partly due to his wish to grab hundreds of thousands of acres (hundreds of square kilometers) in the western territories for himself and, also, to incite a war with the Indians along the territory. This film was inspired by the 1932 movie of the same name, with Buck Jones again starring in the title role.

Cast

• Buck Jones as White Eagle
• Raymond Hatton as Grizzly
• Dorothy Fay as Janet Rand
• James Craven as Dandy Darnell
• Chief Yowlachie as Chief Running Deer
• Jack Ingram as Gregory Cantro
• Charles King as Brace - Henchman
• John Merton as Ronimo - Henchman

Chapter titles

1. Flaming Teepees
2. The Jail Delivery
3. The Dive into Quicksands
4. The Warning Death Knife
5. Treachery at the Stockade
6. The Gun-Cane Murder
7. The Revealing Blotter
8. Bird-calls of Deliverance
9. The Fake Telegram
10. Mystic Dots and Dashes
11. The Ear at the Window
12. The Massacre Invitation
13. The Framed-up Showdown
14. The Fake Army General
15. Treachery Downed

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