''Fort Courageous'' is a 1965 American
Western
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film directed by
Lesley Selander
Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and adventure movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968. Before that, Selander was a ...
and written by Richard H. Landau. The film stars
Fred Beir
Frederick Edwin Beir (September 21, 1927 – June 3, 1980) was an American film and television actor.
Born in Niagara Falls, New York, Beir began his career in 1950, appearing in the television series ''The Philco Television Playhouse''. He als ...
,
Don "Red" Barry
Donald Barry de Acosta (January 11, 1912 – July 17, 1980), also known as Red Barry and Milton Poimboeuf, was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1 ...
,
Hanna Landy,
Harry Lauter
Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990) was an American character actor.
Early years
Lauter was born in White Plains, New York. He worked as a model for a professional photographer and was a rodeo rider before ...
,
Walter Reed
Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 22, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than ...
and Joe Patridge. The film was released on May 1, 1965, by
20th Century Fox
20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film studio, film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm o ...
.
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
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Fred Beir
Frederick Edwin Beir (September 21, 1927 – June 3, 1980) was an American film and television actor.
Born in Niagara Falls, New York, Beir began his career in 1950, appearing in the television series ''The Philco Television Playhouse''. He als ...
as Sgt. Lucas
*
Don "Red" Barry
Donald Barry de Acosta (January 11, 1912 – July 17, 1980), also known as Red Barry and Milton Poimboeuf, was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1 ...
as Capt. Howard
*
Hanna Landy as Ruth Tate
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Harry Lauter
Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990) was an American character actor.
Early years
Lauter was born in White Plains, New York. He worked as a model for a professional photographer and was a rodeo rider before ...
as Joe
*
Walter Reed
Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 22, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than ...
as Doc
*Joe Patridge as Soldier
*
Fred Krone
Fred Krone (June 19, 1930 – January 12, 2010), also known as Krunch, was an American actor and stuntman who worked predominantly in Westerns.
Career
Krone was born in Kentucky. He began working in the 1950s performing stunts and as an actor ...
as Soldier
*Michael Carr as Indian
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George Sawaya as Indian
*Cheryl MacDonald as Elizabeth Tate
Production
Parts of the film were shot at the
Kanab
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". ''N ...
movie fort, Johnson Canyon, and the Gap in
Utah
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.
See also
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List of American films of 1965
A list of American films released in 1965.
''The Sound of Music'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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See also
* 1965 in the United States
Notes
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External links
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1965 films
1960s English-language films
20th Century Fox films
American Western (genre) films
1965 Western (genre) films
Films directed by Lesley Selander
Films scored by Richard LaSalle
Films shot in Utah
Western (genre) cavalry films
1960s American films
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