Fort Courageous

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Fort Courageous
Fort Courageous poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lesley Selander
Written byRichard H. Landau
Produced byHal Klein
Starring Fred Beir
Don "Red" Barry
Hanna Landy
Harry Lauter
Walter Reed
Joe Patridge
Cinematography Gordon Avil
Edited byJohn F. Schreyer
Music by Richard LaSalle
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • May 1, 1965 (1965-05-01)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fort Courageous is a 1965 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Richard H. Landau. The film stars Fred Beir, Don "Red" Barry, Hanna Landy, Harry Lauter, Walter Reed and Joe Patridge. The film was released on May 1, 1965, by 20th Century Fox. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

An ex-cavalry sergeant, being escorted to prison after being convicted of a crime he didn't commit, finds himself leading the remnants of a unit that has been under Indian attack at a fort. The commanding officer has been killed, the Indians vastly outnumber them, and the only bargaining chip they have is the fact that they have captured the Indian chief's son.

Cast

Production

Parts of the film were shot at the Kanab movie fort, Johnson Canyon, and the Gap in Utah. [4]

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References

  1. "Fort Courageous (1965) - Overview". TCM.com. April 14, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. Sandra Brennan (2016). "Fort-Courageous - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. "Fort Courageous". Afi.com. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  4. D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN   9781423605874.