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Chief Crazy Horse is a 1955 American CinemaScope Technicolor Western film directed by George Sherman starring Victor Mature, Suzan Ball and John Lund. The film is a fictionalized biography of the Lakota Sioux Chief Crazy Horse. It was also known as Valley of Fury.

Plot synopsis

When young Crazy Horse (Victor Mature) wins his bride, rival Little Big Man (Ray Danton) goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. A new gold rush starts and old treaties are torn up. Crazy Horse becomes chief of his people, leading them to war at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Cast

Victor Mature as Chief Crazy Horse

Suzan Ball as Black Shawl (Little Fawn)

John Lund as Maj. Twist

Ray Danton as Little Big Man

Keith Larsen as Flying Hawk

Paul Guilfoyle as Worm

David Janssen as Lt. Colin Cartwright

Robert Warwick as Spotted Tail

James Millican as General George Crook

Morris Ankrum as Red Cloud/Conquering Bear

Donald Randolph as Aaron Cartwright

Robert F. Simon as Jeff Mantz

James Westerfield as Caleb Mantz

Stuart Randall as Old Man Afraid

Pat Hogan as Dull Knife

Dennis Weaver as Major Carlisle

John Peters as Sgt. Guthrie

Henry Wills as He Dog

Production

Chief Crazy Horse (film) The Wild Reed Visions of Crazy Horse

Jeff Chandler was originally announced to play the lead. Instead the part was given to Victor Mature. Filming began in June 1954, on location in Montana and Wyoming.