The Guns of Fort Petticoat

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

82 mins | Action, War, Western | April 1, 1957

Opposing his commanding officer's decision to attack a group of innocent Indians and wipe them out, Lt. Frank Hewitt leaves his post and heads home to Texas. He knows that the attack will send all of the tribes on the warpath and he wants to forewarn everyone. He gets a chilly reception back home however. With most of the men away having enlisted in the Confederate army Frank, a Union officer, is seen by the local women as a traitor. He convinces them of the danger that lies ahead and trains them to repel the attack that will eventually come.

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

82 mins | Action, War, Western | April 1, 1957

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Opposing his commanding officer's decision to attack a group of innocent Indians and wipe them out, Lt. Frank Hewitt leaves his post and heads home to Texas. He knows that the attack will send all of the tribes on the warpath and he wants to forewarn everyone. He gets a chilly reception back home however. With most of the men away having enlisted in the Confederate army Frank, a Union officer, is seen by the local women as a traitor. He convinces them of the danger that lies ahead and trains them to repel the attack that will eventually come.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Columbia Pictures, Brown-Murphy Pictures
Original title The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Directors Abby Singer, George Marshall
Writers C. William Harrison, Walter Doniger

Cast

Audie Murphy

as Lt. Frank Hewitt

Kathryn Grant

as Anne Martin

Hope Emerson

as Hannah Lacey

Jeff Donnell

as Mary Wheller

Jeanette Nolan

as Cora Melavan

Sean McClory

as Emmett Kettle

Ernestine Wade

as Hetty

Peggy Maley

as Lucy Conover

Isobel Elsom

as Mrs. Charlotte Ogden

Patricia Tiernan

as Stella Leatham

Kim Charney

as Bax Leatham

Ray Teal

as Salt Pork

Nestor Paiva

as Tortilla

James Griffith

as Kipper

Pamela Baird

as Nancy (uncredited)

John Dierkes

as Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)

Evelyn Finley

as Blonde in Combat Practice (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

as Blacksmith (uncredited)

Charles Horvath

as Yellow Horse (uncredited)

Reed Howes

as Well-Wishing Officer (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

as Col. Chivington's Aide (uncredited)

Charles Meredith

as Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Madge Meredith

as Hazel McCasslin (uncredited)

Ainslie Pryor

as Col. Chivington (uncredited)

Hugh Sanders

as Sgt. Webber (uncredited)

Al Wyatt Sr.

as Sgt. Lebbard (uncredited)