White Feather

White Feather is a Western set in Wyoming in the 1870s, where the United States cavalry works to move a band of Cheyenne onto land set aside by treaty. A government surveyor, Josh Tanner, arrives among the Cheyenne and forms a friendship with two young tribe members, Little Dog and Galloping Horse. Tensions rise when Tanner becomes involved with the chief's daughter, Appearing Day, a situation that strains the peace effort and angers those close to her. The film follows the fragile dealings between the army, the tribe's leaders and the settlers as the agreement comes under threat.

The film was directed by Robert D. Webb, with a screenplay by Delmer Daves and Leo Townsend and producing by Robert L. Jacks. Robert Wagner plays Tanner, Debra Paget plays Appearing Day, Jeffrey Hunter plays Little Dog, John Lund plays Col. Lindsay, Eduard Franz plays Chief Broken Hand and Noah Beery Jr. plays Lt. Ferguson. It runs 102 minutes and was released in February 1955 by 20th Century Fox with Panoramic Productions.

On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.4 from about 1,300 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.8 from a much smaller sample of 14 votes. The larger IMDb tally suggests a modest but settled reception for the film, consistent with a mid-1950s studio Western built around its cast and its Wyoming setting.