Fort Defiance (1951)
'Kill or Die' Was the Indian Cry!
It's just after the Civil War and Ben Shelby arrives looking for Johnny Tallon whom he plans to kill. Shelby was the only survivor of a battle due to the cowardice of Tallon. Thinking Tallon dead, another man who lost a brother at the same battle arrives to kill Tallon's blind brother. Tallon arrives to find Shelby and his brother fleeing. Then they are attacked by Indians and Shelby and Tallon must now fight together postponing the inevitable showdown.
- Date of release
- 1951-10-09
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Action, Western
- Director
- John Rawlins
Casting
- Dane Clark — Johnny Tallon
- Ben Johnson — Ben Shelby
- Peter Graves — Ned Tallon
- Tracey Roberts — Julie
- George Cleveland — Uncle Charlie Tallon
- Ralph Sanford — Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver
- Iron Eyes Cody — Brave Bear (as Iron Eyes)
- Dennis Moore — Lt. Lucas
- Craig Woods — Dave Parker
- Dick Elliott — Kincaid
- Bryan 'Slim' Hightower — Hankey (as Bryan Hightower)
- Phil Rawlins — Les (as David Rawlins)
Interesting facts
Fort Defiance is a 1951 American Western film directed by John Rawlins, written by Louis Lantz and starring Dane Clark, Ben Johnson, Peter Graves and Tracey Roberts. The film was released on October 9, 1951 by United Artists.
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