The Big Sky (1952) DVD

Kirk Douglas stars in this well-loved Western. Frontiersman Jim Deakins (Douglas) is travelling up the wide Missouri river with his best friend Boone Caudill (Dewey Martin) to trade with the Black Feet Indians. Boone's uncle Zeb (Academy Award nominee Arthur Hunnicutt) is travelling with them; he's returning kidnapped Black Foot princess Teal Eye (Elizabeth Threatt) to her people. It's a perilous journey, pitting them against the brutal elements and rival traders who want them dead and just when their troubles couldn't get even worse - Jim realises he's in love with Teal Eye. Directed by Howard Hawks (Red River, Rio Bravo), this classic adventure is filled with excitement, humour and larger than life characters.