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1951 film by John Rawlins

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6.5

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.

Released: 1951-10-0982 minDir: John RawlinsAction, Western

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

Themes

  • sibling relationship
  • brotherhood
  • native american
  • revenge
  • blindness
  • u.s. cavalry
  • two guns belt

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

498 votes

Year
1951
Runtime
82 min
Genres
Drama, Western
Rated
Approved

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
John Rawlins
Cast member
Dane Clark
Composer
Paul Sawtell
Cinematographer
Stanley Cortez
Narrative location
Arizona
Duration
82
FilmAffinity ID
131845
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publication date
1951-01-01
title
Fort Defiance
distributed by
United Artists
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