Kanab Movie Fort

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The Kanab movie fort was a filming set near the current Kanab Municipal Airport in Kanab, Utah. [1] [2] The military fort is an 1800s-era recreation constructed for The Yellow Tomahawk (United Artists 1954). During the filming of The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again , much of the fort was destroyed by fire in a special effects sequence that grew out of control. Some of the fort remains in need of refurbishment.

Films partially made at the set:

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