This cavalry versus Apache Western starring Charlton Heston and Jack Palance tells a story of grim circumstances. Ed Bannon, portrayed by Heston, works as a scout at Fort Clark in Texas; he once lived among the Apaches and is wary when Toriano, played by Palance—the son of the chief—returns from schooling in the East just as the Chiricahuas are scheduled to meet with the U.S. Army. He cautions that they won’t be tran…

Adobe Walls. The very name Arrowhead sometimes provokes a reaction in Western fans, even causing people to pause or raise an eyebrow. Featuring Charlton Heston and Jack Palance, directed by Charles Marquis Warren—who also wrote the screenplay based on W.R. Burnett's novel Adobe Walls—Arrowhead presents a version of the Indian Wars that portrays Apaches as untrustworthy criminals. The story draws from the life o…