Fort Courageous

Fort Courageous
Fort Courageous
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lesley Selander
Written by	Richard H. Landau
Produced by	Hal Klein
Starring	Fred Beir; Don "Red" Barry; Hanna Landy; Harry Lauter; Walter Reed; Joe Patridge
Cinematography	Gordon Avil
Edited by	John F. Schreyer
Music by	Richard LaSalle
Production; company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	May 1, 1965;
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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]

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

Fred Beir as Sgt. Lucas
Don "Red" Barry as Capt. Howard
Hanna Landy as Ruth Tate
Harry Lauter as Joe
Walter Reed as Doc
Joe Patridge as Soldier
Fred Krone as Soldier
Michael Carr as Indian
George Sawaya as Indian
Cheryl MacDonald as Elizabeth Tate

Production

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

References

^ "Fort Courageous (1965) - Overview". TCM.com. April 14, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^ 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.
^ "Fort Courageous". Afi.com. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.