Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

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  • ESCAPE FROM FORT BRAVO


    DIRECTED BY JOHN STURGESS
    PRODUCED BY NICOLAS NABACK
    METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER. (MGM)


    Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas


    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    A ruthless Union captain is renowned throughout his prison fort
    as the toughest soldier in the business, capable of capturing every escaped convict
    under his supervision. However, when he falls in love with a visiting woman
    some of the prisoners seize the advantage and try to escape while
    he is in a more "mellow" mood.
    Written by Jonathon Dabell


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


    Writing Credits
    Frank Fenton (screenplay)
    Phillip Rock (story) and
    Michael Pate (story)


    Original Music
    Jeff Alexander


    Cinematography
    Robert Surtees


    Trivia
    William Holden did not shave his chest for his shirtless scene in this movie
    (as he did for most of his other "beefcake" scenes of the 1950s),
    thus giving audiences one of their best looks at his normally lush growth of chest hair.


    Filmed and released in 3D.


    Goofs
    Anachronisms
    The ladies' dresses had zippers, which were not invented until 1913.


    Lt. Beecher scans the horizon with a very modern pair of binoculars.


    Continuity
    Capt. Roper is in a gunfight in Death Valley and is shot in the left shoulder.
    When riding into town his right arm is in a sling.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
    Death Valley National Park, California, USA
    Gallup, New Mexico, USA


    Watch the Trailer


    Escape from Fort Bravo

  • Escape from Fort Bravo is a 1953 western film set during the American Civil War.
    It stars William Holden, Eleanor Parker, and John Forsythe.



    User Review

  • Always liked this one. The cast is better than usual and director Sturges really knew how to stage an action scene. Not many used the entire screen as well as John. Just recall "Bad Day at Black Rock" and "The Magnificent Seven". In the first, he uses space to isolate the town and even the characters. In the second, he does the opposite and shows groups - gunfighters, farmers and bandits - interacting yet spread all over the screen.
    Also in Escape, he has a visual reprise of the actors at the end of the movie. This always made it easier for me to recognize new actors. Sturges did the same thing in his other movie with Escape in the title - "The Great Escape". Wish more movies would do this.


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