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Yellowneck (1955)

Yellowneck poster
Directed by
R. John Hugh
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Five Confederate deserters struggle through the Everglades while evading Seminole warriors, hoping to reach the Florida coast and escape to Cuba.

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What happens

Yellowneck is a 1955 American Civil War film directed by R. John Hugh and starring Lin McCarthy, Stephen Courtleigh, Berry Kroeger and Harold Gordon. It tells the story of five deserters from the Confederate Army who make their way past the Everglades and angry Seminole Indians, in an attempt to get to the Florida coast and then to Cuba. The film was made in Trucolor and released by Republic Pictures. The title refers to a Confederate word for a deserter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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