An army dispatch rider, Hondo Lane, encounters a woman, Angie Lowe and her son, Johnny, living alone in hostile Apache country and he becomes their protector.
The Apaches, under their chief, Vittorio, have left Angie and Johnny alone due to the fact that they hold young sons in high regard, but they inform Angie that she shouldn't be alone and she'll be forced to marry one of the braves, even though she claims that her husband will be home soon.
Angie's husband tries to shoot Hondo in the back so Hondo is forced to kill him, not knowing who he is.
Hondo is captured by Vittorio's men, but to spare his life Angie claims that he is her husband and Hondo goes along with him.
Hondo moves in with Angie and they fall in love.
One day the army shows up and explains that after checking on another family they'd be back to escort Hondo, Angie and Johnny to a safer place. The army returns a short time later battered and wounded.
With Vittorio killed in the battle it buys them some time.
The army escorts them away. Along the way, another group of Indians attacks them. They're able to fight off the Indians and kill their chief. Without a chief the Indians retreat and the army and the family are safe.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
The main character, Hondo Lane, is a scout for the US cavalry. He comes across a ranch in hostile Indian territory, where a deserted woman and her boy live. They would not follow him to safety, but stay at their place and befriend the Indian chief. Hondo, back in the fort, turns back to save the woman and the boy - he has grown fond of both. He meets the woman's scoundrel husband and eventually has to kill him. The Indian Chief captures Hondo, takes him for the killed husband and allows him to live with his family.
In a riot the Indian Chief is killed, his successor wages war against the whites; Hondo kills him too and takes woman and boy to his farm in California.
This was originally filmed in 3D and thus featuring some quirky camera angles. Considering the time of making, the relations between scout and farm wife and scout and Indian chief show a considerable depth.
--Volker van Haren, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Hondo
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 45% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 35%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- Good white men fighting wicked Indians
- rescue
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- explorer
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- an entire race
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- skinny (man)
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
Desert?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- mission to protect something
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
