A man’s best friend is his horse. Tumbleweed is directed by Nathan Juran and adapted to screenplay by John Meredyth Lucas from the novel “Three Were Renegades” written by Kenneth Perkins. It stars Audie Murphy, Chill Wills, Lori Nelson, Roy Roberts, Russell Johnson, Lee Van Cleef, K.T. Stevens and Madge Meredith. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Russell Metty. It’s atypical Audie Murphy…
The story of Jim Harvey...the savage terror he faced...the desert woman he loved!
Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it Yaqui fighters surround a wagon train, so Jim Harvey, the man guiding the pioneers, steps out to negotiate. They ignore his pleas and overrun the wagons, leaving him for dead. He manages to escape to the nearest town, but there, the law accuses him of deserting the settlers. The townspeople try to lynch him, so he flees to a ranch owned by kindly Nick, who lends Jim a trusty horse named Tumbleweed that may just be fast enough to save the day.
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Audie Murphy
Jim Harvey
Lori Nelson
Laura Saunders
Chill Wills
Sheriff Murchoree
Roy Roberts
Nick Buckley
Russell Johnson
Lam Blandon
K.T. Stevens
Louella Buckley
Madge Meredith
Sarah Blandon
Lee Van Cleef
Marv
I. Stanford Jolley
Ted
Ralph Moody
Aguila
Ross Elliott
Seth Blandon
Eugene Iglesias
Tigre
Phil Chambers
Trapper Ross
Lyle Talbot
Weber
King Donovan
Wrangler
Harry Harvey
Prospector
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What is Tumbleweed about?
Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it Yaqui fighters surround a wagon train, so Jim Harvey, the man guiding the pioneers, steps out to negotiate. They ignore his pleas and overrun the wagons, leaving him for dead. He manages to escape to the nearest town, but…
When was Tumbleweed released?
Tumbleweed was released in 1953.
What genres does Tumbleweed belong to?
Tumbleweed is categorised as Western.
Who stars in Tumbleweed?
The cast of Tumbleweed includes Audie Murphy, Lori Nelson, Chill Wills, Roy Roberts, Russell Johnson.