Tumbleweed 70 years old

The story of Jim Harvey...the savage terror he faced...the desert woman he loved!

Tumbleweed

Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked by Indians and Harvey, hoping to persuade Aguila, the chief, to call off the attack due to Harvey's having saved his son's life, leaves the train to negotiate. He is captured and the rest of the train is wiped out except for two sisters. Escaping and showing up in town later, Harvey is nearly hanged as a deserter, but gets away. Eventually caught by the sheriff and his posse, they are attacked by Indians. This time the Indians are defeated and Aguila, captured and dying, reveals the identity of the white man who engineered the initial attack on the wagon train, just as the perpetrator rides up behind them.

Credits

Tumbleweed Cast

Name Character
Lee Van Cleef He was 28, 64 years old when he died as Marv
Russell Johnson He was 29, 89 years old when he died as Lam Blanden
King Donovan He was 35, 69 years old when he died as Mack
Audie Murphy He was 28, 45 years old when he died as Jim Harvey
Lori Nelson She was 20, now 91 years old as Laura Saunders
Eugene Iglesias He was 27, now 97 years old as Tigre
Chill Wills He was 51, 76 years old when he died as Sheriff Murchoree
Ross Elliott He was 36, 82 years old when he died as Seth Blanden
Lyle Talbot He was 51, 94 years old when he died as Max Weber
Madge Meredith She was 32, 96 years old when she died as Sarah Blanden
I. Stanford Jolley He was 53, 78 years old when he died as Ted
K.T. Stevens as Louella Buckley
Ralph Moody He was 36, 86 years old when he died as Aquila
Phil Chambers He was 37, 76 years old when he died as Ross
Harry Harvey He was 52, 84 years old when he died as Prospector
Roy Roberts He was 47, 69 years old when he died as Nick Buckley

Tumbleweed Crew

Name Department
John Meredyth Lucas as Screenplay. He was 34 (83) years old when He died Writing
Nathan H. Juran as Director. He was 46 (95) years old when He died Directing
Kenneth Perkins as Novel. He was 27 (83) years old when He died Writing
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Tumbleweed (70 years)

The story of Jim Harvey...the savage terror he faced...the desert woman he loved!

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 09, 1953
  • Runtime: 79 minutes