Drums Along The Mohawk (1939) *

Disappointing John Ford drama set in upper-state New York during the American Revolution. The score: Yankee pioneers – good, the British, the Loyalists and their Indian allies – bad. A perfect example of the Roosevelt-era Americana propaganda. There is no doubt that the story would be far more interesting if told from the other point of view. Compared to it, John Ford's later films like "The Searchers" are positively objective and even-handed.