[clive bitterman]

Some favorite scenes from Drums Along The Mohawk:

The creepy John Carradine offering a toast to the newlyweds, General Herkimer’s speech to the militia, Carradine again, blowing the whistle in the mist followed by the Indians appearing behind him seemingly out of nowhere, Lana and Gil “interviewing” with Edna May Oliver, Gil’s post-battle narration delivered with his thousand-yard stare on Mrs. McKlennar’s kitchen floor while pandemonium surrounds him, Blueback’s opinion of childbirth, Joe tied to the cart full of hay and laughing as the Indians prepare to burn him, Gil outrunning the Indians, the scene of the column of Continentals running down the hill towards the fort just as it is overwhelmed by the Indians and Tories, and the final passing from hand-to-hand of the new country’s flag up to the top of the church spire. As dramatic, inspiring and patriotic a movie as I’ve ever seen.

[MinuteGal]

Oh, my bad...I completely forgot the dramatic chase scene in "Drums Along the Mohawk" where Henry Fonda outruns the pursuing savages over the plains and hillocks. Talk about suspense and drama!

Better than all the phony car chase scenes in today's movies put together.

Leni

[clearcarbon]

"Some favorite scenes from Drums Along The Mohawk:"

I think Edna May Oliver stole that movie. It was one of her best performances. Character actors never get the all the recognition they deserve, and she was one of the great ones.