In colonial America, widower farmer David Harvey (William Holden) lives on a remote homestead with his son Davey facing threatened attacks by Shawnee Indians. They need a woman around the home. He purchases indentured servant Rachel (Loretta Young) and marries her. She is treated less as a wife and more as household help. Frontiersman Jim Fairways (Robert Mitchum) offers to buy her contract.
Quite frankly, I'm not sure which one is better. At first, I'm more inclined to pick Mitchum since he actually wants her. The Indian attack is really intense. The fires add to the intensity. This shows a tame idea of indentured servitude and nameless savage Indians. It's old fashion like that. It probably missed an opportunity with her talking to herself. That could have been something interesting.
Quite frankly, I'm not sure which one is better. At first, I'm more inclined to pick Mitchum since he actually wants her. The Indian attack is really intense. The fires add to the intensity. This shows a tame idea of indentured servitude and nameless savage Indians. It's old fashion like that. It probably missed an opportunity with her talking to herself. That could have been something interesting.