Taza, son of Cochise - Wikipedia Taza, son of Cochise Taza, Son of Cochise Film poster by Reynold Brown Directed by Douglas Sirk Produced by Ross Hunter Screenplay by George Zuckerman Story by Gerald Drayson Adams ( story and adaptation ) Starring Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Music by Frank Skinner Cinematography Russell Metty, A.S.C. Edited by Milton Carruth A.C.E. Production company Universal Pictures Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date February 18, 1954 ( 1954 - 02 - 18 ) ( United States ) Running time 79 minutes Country United States Language English Taza, Son of Cochise is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Rock Hudson and Barbara Rush. The film was shot in 3D, released in the Polo - Lite 3D System using one projector. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Acknowledgment in end credits 5 References 6 External links Plot Three years after the end of the Apache Wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza ( Rock Hudson ) shares his ideas, but brother Naiche ( Bart Roberts ) yearns for war... and for Taza 's betrothed, Oona ( Barbara Rush ). Naiche loses no time in starting trouble which, thanks to a bigoted cavalry officer, ends with the proud Chiricahua Apaches on a reservation, where they are soon joined by the captured renegade Geronimo, who is all it takes to start a war. Cast Rock Hudson as Taza Barbara Rush as Oona Gregg Palmer as Capt. Burnett Bart Roberts as Naiche Morris Ankrum as Grey Eagle Gene Iglesias as Chato Richard Cutting as Cy Hegan Ian MacDonald as Geronimo Joe Sawyer as Sgt. Hamma Lance Fuller as Lt. Willis Brad Jackson as Lt. Richards James Van Horn as Skinya Charles Horvath as Kocha Robert Hoy as Lobo Barbara Burck as Mary Dan White as Tiswin Charlie Production It was the third time Jeff Chandler played Cochise, following Broken Arrow and The Battle at Apache Pass. Parts of the film were shot in Castle Valley, Professor Valley, Sand Flats, Devil 's Garden, and Arches National Park in Utah. Acknowledgment in end credits `` We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior whose splendid cooperation made possible the photography of scenes at Arches National Monument Park. '' References Jump up ^ WORK AT WARNERS RESUMES TUESDAY : Rehearsals on New Pictures Will Get Under Way After Shutdown of 3 Months Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES... New York Times ( 1923 - Current file ) ( New York, N.Y ) 10 July 1953 : 10. Jump up ^ D'Arc, James V. ( 2010 ). When Hollywood came to town : a history of moviemaking in Utah ( 1st ed. ). Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874. External links Taza, Son of Cochise on IMDb Taza, Son of Cochise at the American Film Institute Catalog Films directed by Douglas Sirk ' t Was één April ( 1936 ) The Court Concert ( 1936 ) To New Shores ( 1937 ) La Habanera ( 1937 ) Wilton 's Zoo ( 1939 ) Hitler 's Madman ( 1943 ) Summer Storm ( 1944 ) A Scandal in Paris ( 1946 ) Lured ( 1947 ) Sleep, My Love ( 1948 ) Shockproof ( 1949 ) The First Legion ( 1951 ) Thunder on the Hill ( 1951 ) The Lady Pays Off ( 1951 ) Week - End with Father ( 1951 ) No Room for the Groom ( 1952 ) Has Anybody Seen My Gal ? ( 1952 ) Meet Me at the Fair ( 1953 ) Take Me to Town ( 1953 ) All I Desire ( 1953 ) Taza, Son of Cochise ( 1954 ) Magnificent Obsession ( 1954 ) Sign of the Pagan ( 1954 ) Captain Lightfoot ( 1955 ) All That Heaven Allows ( 1955 ) There 's Always Tomorrow ( 1956 ) Never Say Goodbye ( 1956 ) Written on the Wind ( 1956 ) Battle Hymn ( 1957 ) Interlude ( 1957 ) The Tarnished Angels ( 1958 ) A Time to Love and a Time to Die ( 1958 ) Imitation of Life ( 1959 ) Films produced by Ross Hunter Take Me to Town ( 1953 ) All I Desire ( 1953 ) Tumbleweed ( 1947 ) Taza, Son of Cochise ( 1954 ) Naked Alibi ( 1954 ) Magnificent Obsession ( 1954 ) The Yellow Mountain ( 1954 ) All That Heaven Allows ( 1954 ) The Spoilers ( 1955 ) Captain Lightfoot ( 1955 ) One Desire ( 1955 ) There 's Always Tomorrow ( 1956 ) Battle Hymn ( 1957 ) My Man Godfrey ( 1957 ) Tammy and the Bachelor ( 1957 ) Interlude ( 1957 ) This Happy Feeling ( 1958 ) The Restless Years ( 1958 ) Imitation of Life ( 1959 ) A Stranger in My Arms ( 1959 ) Pillow Talk ( 1959 ) Midnight Lace ( 1960 ) Portrait in Black ( 1960 ) Back Street ( 1961 ) Tammy Tell Me True ( 1961 ) Flower Drum Song ( 1961 ) If a Man Answers ( 1962 ) Tammy and the Doctor ( 1963 ) The Thrill of It All ( 1963 ) The Chalk Garden ( 1964 ) I 'd Rather Be Rich ( 1964 ) The Art of Love ( 1965 ) Madame X ( 1966 ) The Pad and How to Use It ( 1966 ) Thoroughly Modern Millie ( 1967 ) Rosie ! ( 1967 ) Airport ( 1970 ) Lost Horizon ( 1973 ) The Lives of Jenny Dolan ( 1975 ) A Family Upside Down ( 1978 ) Suddenly, Love ( 1978 ) The Best Place to Be ( 1979 ) This 1950s Western film -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taza,_Son_of_Cochise&oldid=850625558 '' Categories : 1954 films English - language films 1950s Western ( genre ) films 1950s 3D films American films American Western ( genre ) films American 3D films Films about Native Americans Universal Pictures films Films directed by Douglas Sirk Films shot in Utah Films scored by Frank Skinner 1950s Western ( genre ) film stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Lëtzebuergesch Nederlands Português Edit links This page was last edited on 17 July 2018, at 01 : 20 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who played cochise in taza son of cochise
Answer: Jeff Chandler