The film takes place in 1871 with a womanizer by the name of "Eli Brown" (Robert DoQui) attempting to avoid various jealous husbands by enlisting in the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the U. S. Army. Although he thinks he is quite clever, he quickly meets his match when he gets to Fort Davis, Texas and is introduced to "First Sergeant Robertson" (Isaac Fields) who immediately gives him extra duty to go along with his exhaustive basic training. Eventually, Private Brown adjusts to military life and it's then that he happens to see an attractive woman named "Miss Julie" (Janee Michelle) who works as the local seamstress. One thing leads to another and they are soon married. The problem, however, is that there are very few women at Fort Davis and the news of this marriage is not received well by a jealous non-commissioned officer named "Sergeant Hatch" (Lincoln Kilpatrick) who has little regard for his men and is not respected by them. Now, rather than reveal anymore, allow me to say that I happened to like this film by and large. Unfortunately, it had a number of flaws that were simply too obvious to be ignored. For starters, the plot seemed somewhat disjointed with some scenes lacking harmony with the others. And while I won't say that the film fell apart at the end, I must admit that the final scene could have used some improvement. Likewise, the character known as "Walking Horse" (Robert Dix) wasn't very convincing either. That being said, while I don't consider this to be a bad movie necessarily, in view of the obvious faults just mentioned, I cannot in good conscience rate it any higher than I have. Slightly below average.
Review of The Red, White, and Black
