Ten Who Dared

Ten Who Dared is a 1960 film directed by William Beaudine and starring Brian Keith, Ben Johnson, and John Beal. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. It tells the story of United States Army officer John Wesley Powell, who was the first to travel down the Colorado River, and the dangers that he and nine other men had to face while making a map of the region during their 1869 expedition. Hired by Walt Disney Studios in 1959 as a technical adviser, Otis R. Marston led a film crew through the Grand Canyon to film river running and background scenes for the film.

Cast

 * Brian Keith as William "Bill" Dunn
 * John Beal as Major John Wesley Powell
 * James Drury as Walter Powell
 * R.G. Armstrong as Oramel Howland
 * Ben Johnson as George Bradley
 * L.Q. Jones as Billy "Missouri" Hawkins
 * Dan Sheridan as Jack Sumner
 * David Stollery as Andrew "Andy" Hall
 * Stan Jones as Seneca Howland
 * David Frankham as Frank Goodman
 * Pat Hogan as Indian Chief
 * Ray Walker as McSpadden
 * Jack Bighead as Ashtishkel
 * Roy Barcroft as Jim Baker
 * Dawn Little Sky as Indian Woman
 * Chickie as Jarvie the Dog

Production
Parts of the film were shot at the Big Bend of the Colorado River, Professor Valley, Arches, Dead Horse Point, Dewey, Castle Valley, and Westwater Canyon in Utah.

One of the replica boats used on the film, the Emma Dean, was recovered by local raconteur, Stan A. Jones, in 1969 from the Golden Oak Ranch, a Disney movie lot in Placerita Canyon, Newhall, Santa Clarita, California. The boat is on display at the Powell Museum in Page, Arizona.

Reception
According to Allmovie, critics consistently rate this as one of the worst movies made by Disney. Halliwell's Film Guide calls it "tedious and unconvincing".

Comic book adaption

 * Dell Four Color #1178 (December 1960)