Taza, Son of Cochise

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. 

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." 

Home media availability
Universal Home Video, in conjunction with Turner Classic Movies, released a print-on-demand Region 1 DVD of Taza, Son of Cochise in 2014.  KL Studio Classics has announced the release of a Region A Blu-ray edition in "early 2020" of the title in combined 3D and 2D formats. 

References

External links

Review of film at Variety

Category:1954 films
Category:1950s Western (genre) films
Category:1950s 3D films
Category:American films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:American 3D films
Category:Films about Native Americans
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Douglas Sirk
Category:Films produced by Ross Hunter
Category:Films shot in Utah
Category:Films scored by Frank Skinner