Escort West (1959)
Rebel on a Rampage!
Seeking a new place to call home, former Confederate soldier Ben Lassiter and his daughter meet Beth, whose fiancé is a Union soldier. Lassiter falls for Beth, and when Indians attack, they head to a cavalry camp where Lassiter must battle the Indians as well as Beth's fiancé.
- Date of release
- 1959-01-23
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Action, Western
- Director
- Francis D. Lyon
Casting
- Victor Mature — Ben Lassiter
- Elaine Stewart — Beth Drury
- Faith Domergue — Martha Drury
- Reba Waters — Abbey Lassiter
- Noah Beery Jr. — Lt. Jamison
- Leo Gordon — Trooper Vogel
- Harry Carey Jr. — Trooper Travis
- Slim Pickens — Corporal Wheeler
- Rex Ingram — Nelson Walker
- John Hubbard — Lt. Weeks
- Roy Barcroft — Sgt. Doyle
- William Ching — Capt. Howard Poole
Interesting facts
Escort West is a 1959 American Western film directed by Francis D. Lyon, and starring Victor Mature, Faith Domergue, and Elaine Stewart. The movie is set after the U.S. Civil War, when a former Confederate officer, played by Victor Mature, and his daughter help some survivors of an Indian massacre. The film was released by United Artists on January 23, 1959.
Production
Francis Lyon originally bought the story for his own Leo Productions. He eventually set up the movie with Batjac.
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