This film essentially begins with two Colonial settlers by the names of "James Smith" (John Wayne) and "the Professor" (John F. Hamilton) being granted their freedom after a prisoner-of-war exchange between the French and the British during the French and Indian War. Upon their return to their village in Pennsylvania they are greeted by a young woman named "Janie MacDougall" (Claire Trevor) who is the daughter of the tavern owner and hopelessly in love with James--to the point that she thought that they were actually betrothed before his capture. Be that as it may, their reunion is short-lived as all of the available men of the village are immediately dispatched to another settlement 20 miles away which was attacked by the Delaware Indians who proceeded to take a few hostages. Upon subsequently freeing the hostages they then persuade the local British authorities to cease trade with the Indians in order to prevent the sale of arms to them. Unfortunately, the decree is not enforced as thoroughly as it should have been due to the incompetence of the British military commander in the area by the name of "Captain Swanson" (George Sanders) who becomes a major liability to Colonial efforts to prevent an Indian uprising and secure peace. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a decent Western which is somewhat dated and suffers as a result. Even so it was worth the time spent and might be of some interest to viewers in search of a film of this type. Slightly above average.
Review of Allegheny Uprising
