Fort Defiance

Fort Defiance

82 mins | Action, Western | Oct. 9, 1951

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.

Fort Defiance

82 mins | Action, Western | Oct. 9, 1951

Fort Defiance
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers United Artists, Ventura Pictures Corporation
Original title Fort Defiance
Directors John Rawlins
Writers Louis Lantz

Cast

Dane Clark

as Johnny Tallon

Ben Johnson

as Ben Shelby

Peter Graves

as Ned Tallon

Tracey Roberts

as Julie

George Cleveland

as Uncle Charlie Tallon

Ralph Sanford

as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

Iron Eyes Cody

as Brave Bear (as Iron Eyes)

Dennis Moore

as Lt. Lucas

Craig Woods

as Dave Parker

Dick Elliott

as Kincaid

Bryan 'Slim' Hightower

as Hankey (as Bryan Hightower)

Phil Rawlins

as Les (as David Rawlins)

Jerry Ambler

as Cheyenne

Kit Guard

as Tracy, Barfly

Wes Hudman

as Stranger (as Wesley Hudman)