When Charlotte Sutter is kidnapped by Apaches, her brother Sam, aided by an old drunk prospector, goes searching for her.When Charlotte Sutter is kidnapped by Apaches, her brother Sam, aided by an old drunk prospector, goes searching for her.When Charlotte Sutter is kidnapped by Apaches, her brother Sam, aided by an old drunk prospector, goes searching for her.
Vincent St. Cyr
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- (as Vince St. Cyr)
Bar Killer
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- (as B'ar Killer)
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- TriviaStewart Peterson "Sam" walked away from acting in the late 70's. In the late 80's he formed an outfitting business with his uncle called "Magic Mountains Outfitters" out of Cokeville, WY. After his uncle retired Peterson's son stepped in and the name was changed to "Crooked Sky Outfitters" in 2019. Some 40+ years after "Against a Crooked Sky" was released, the name lives again.
- Crazy creditsThe persons and events in this film are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons or events is unintentional.
- Alternate versionsDVDs of the movie use the now public domain television edit, which is missing some brief nudity.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
- SoundtracksTitle Song
Against a Crooked Sky"
Music by Lex de Azevedo (as Lex De Azevedo)
Lyric by Mack David (as Mac David)
Sung by Jewel Blanch
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A Warrior's Test
Against A Crooked Sky tells the story of a young boy's efforts to save his sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe that no one seems to have heard of. From the look of them they seem to be surviving Aztecs although the film never specifically says so.
Young Stewart Petersen sees his sister Jewel Branch kidnapped by this group of Indians who in the intervening years since Cortes have learned to ride horses. Although his parents certainly disapprove because they don't want to lose their surviving child either, Petersen goes on a mission to rescue Branch. Along the way he picks up a cantankerous old trapper who likes to pop a jug cork every now and then played by Richard Boone. Of course Boone just steals the film.
Boone and Petersen also pick up Henry Wilcoxon an old Indian who was living with the Cheyenne and who is known as Cut Tongue because his was cut out lest he reveal secrets of the lost tribe of which he was one. He guides them to their location where Petersen has to pass a warrior ritual to save his sister's life though it may cost him his own.
Against A Crooked Sky is a nice family film, small and unpretentious but filled with good values. The location shooting in Arizona and Utah is really superb. Petersen is an earnest and winning young performer and Boone just chews the scenery to beat the band, but that's his kind of character.
The film holds up well and I recommend it for family audiences.
Young Stewart Petersen sees his sister Jewel Branch kidnapped by this group of Indians who in the intervening years since Cortes have learned to ride horses. Although his parents certainly disapprove because they don't want to lose their surviving child either, Petersen goes on a mission to rescue Branch. Along the way he picks up a cantankerous old trapper who likes to pop a jug cork every now and then played by Richard Boone. Of course Boone just steals the film.
Boone and Petersen also pick up Henry Wilcoxon an old Indian who was living with the Cheyenne and who is known as Cut Tongue because his was cut out lest he reveal secrets of the lost tribe of which he was one. He guides them to their location where Petersen has to pass a warrior ritual to save his sister's life though it may cost him his own.
Against A Crooked Sky is a nice family film, small and unpretentious but filled with good values. The location shooting in Arizona and Utah is really superb. Petersen is an earnest and winning young performer and Boone just chews the scenery to beat the band, but that's his kind of character.
The film holds up well and I recommend it for family audiences.
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- Das Rennen gegen die Sonne
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- The Windows, Arches National Park, Utah, USA(where Sam starts his run)
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