

Munro has no choice but to pronounce a death sentence on him for his actions. Hawkeye arranges for the men to depart, but remains behind. Colonel Munro refuses to accept Hawkeye's unsupported word, and forbids the colonials to leave to protect their loved ones. Hawkeye sneaks out at night and overhears Magua's treacherous plans to raid the unprotected colonial settlements. The fort is besieged by the French, under General Montcalm, and their Indian allies. On their way to the fort, Uncas falls in love with Cora, while Hawkeye and Alice are attracted to each other. Magua betrays them, but they are rescued by a colonial scout named Hawkeye and his friends, the last two members of the Mohican tribe, Chingachgook and his son Uncas. Magua is secretly an enemy of the British. They are escorted by Major Duncan Heyward, who has loved Alice for a long time, and by the Huron Indian Magua. The film stars Randolph Scott, Binnie Barnes, and Henry Wilcoxon.ĭuring the French and Indian War, Alice and Cora, the two daughters of Colonel Munro, commander of a British fort, set out from Albany to join their father. Seitz from a screenplay by Philip Dunne, based on the 1826 novel of the same name by James Fenimore Cooper.


The Last of the Mohicans is a 1936 American Western film directed by George B.
