| Apache Blood | |
| Director: | Tom Quillen |
| Producer: | Vern Piehl (producer) Rowd Sanders (executive producer) |
| Starring: | Ray Danton |
| Music: | Ed Norton |
| Cinematography: | Vincent Powers |
| Editing: | Bill Irwin |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 86 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Apache Blood is a 1973 American Western film starring Ray Danton. The direction is credited to Thomas Quillen.
The film was originally released as A Man Called She[2] and is also known by its 1975 reissue title, Pursuit.[3]
In 1860s Arizona, a peace treaty had been established between Mescalero Apaches and the U.S. government. In 1866, however, a U.S. Cavalry troupe massacred an Apache tribe, leaving only a few survivors, including a warrior named Yellow Shirt. Yellow Shirt seeks vengeance by pursuing injured cavalry officer Sam Glass.
The film was shot in Arizona in 1971 under the working title Sh'e ee Clit Soak ("The Man Who Wore the Yellow Shirt" in an Apache language, according to the film's opening narration).[4] [5] It is the only known directorial film credit for Thomas Quillen. Although some sources have stated this may have been a pseudonym for the film's producer, Vern Piehl, contemporary newspaper reports indicate that Quillen was a known stage director associated with the Arizona Repertory Theater and the Phoenix Musical Theater Guild.[6] [7]
No major newspaper is known to have reviewed the film at the time of its release. In his book Western Movies, Michael R. Pitts dismissed the film as a "tatty low-budget effort".[8]