Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

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Release Date: Dec 9, 1953 Wide

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A nail-biting Indian deadlock remains the climax of this otherwise overly verbose Western filmed in M-G-M's then-new Ansco colors (forerunner of Eastmancolor). After ruthlessly dragging an escaped prisoner through the Arizona desert, Union Army Captain Roper (William Holden) suffers rebuke from both the rebel prisoners and his commanding officer (Carl Benton Reid). Things settles down a bit with the arrival of Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker), with whom Roper falls in love. But Carla proves to be

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: John Sturges

Written By: Frank Fenton

In Theaters: Dec 9, 1953 Wide

On DVD: Aug 26, 2008

Cast

William Holden
Capt. Roper
Eleanor Parker
Carla Forester
John Forsythe
Capt. John Marsh
William Demarest
Campbell
William Campbell
Cabot Young
John Lupton
Bailey
Richard Anderson
Lt. Beecher
Polly Bergen
Alice Owens
Carl Benton Reid
Col. Owens
Harry V. Cheshire
Chaplain
Fred Graham
Jones
Eloise Hardt
Girl
Forrest Lewis
Dr. Miller
Frank Matts
Kiowa Indian
Howard McNear
Watson
Alex Montoya
Chavez
William Newell
Symore
Phil Rich
Barman
Charles Stevens
Eilota
Glenn Strange
Sgt. Compton
Michael Dugan
Sims
Valerie Vernon
Girl in Bar
Richard P. Beedle
Confederate Lieutenant

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Though not one of the better Westerns it was still effective.

June 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Ordinary western, slickly produced with an A-list cast far better than the script deserves. Beautiful color photography plus some nice location shooting although the actual locations make the occasional sets very obvious.

April 29, 2011