At the start of the Civil War, the soldiers manning Fort Laramie are split between Yanks and Confederates but the real threat is the warpath Sioux surrounding them all.At the start of the Civil War, the soldiers manning Fort Laramie are split between Yanks and Confederates but the real threat is the warpath Sioux surrounding them all.At the start of the Civil War, the soldiers manning Fort Laramie are split between Yanks and Confederates but the real threat is the warpath Sioux surrounding them all.
- Serrell
- (as Wm. 'Bill' Phillips)
- Ezra
- (as Cain Mason)
- Red Cloud
- (as Eddie Little)
- Hendrey
- (uncredited)
- Capt. Foley
- (uncredited)
- Confederate Soldier
- (uncredited)
- Caswell
- (uncredited)
- Rinty
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough copyright dated 1956 and passed by the British Board of Film Censors with a "U" certificate on 4 December 1956, United Artists did not get round to showing it to the London press until 9 September 1957 with one 10:30 screening at the UA Own Theatre in Wardour Street. For the public distribution UA decided on a "floating" arrangement rather than a general release to every cinema, but the film got plenty of showings.
- GoofsThe American Flag shown at the end credits, appears to have 36 stars (6x6). At the beginning of the of the Civil War (April 1861), the official US Flag would have had 33 stars (5 rows x 7 columns with one missing on either end of the middle row). The flag did change (July 4th, 1861) to 34 stars (one star added to the middle row) in July to reflect the addition of Kansas (January 29th, 1861.
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Maj. Seth Bradner: Within the walls of this fort is a company of the Army of the United States. The States are no longer united. Each of you has chosen his own loyalty. Perhaps there are some of you who have yet to make that decision. Whichever way you choose, you will for the present time, continue to exist together. In anger, if necessary with hatred, but within this fort you will remain a company of soldiers. That order doesn't come from me or from Washington. That order comes from Red Cloud and his warriors.
Upon watching this above average Oater one word kept coming to mind, brief! Be it the battle scenes, the finale and of course the running time, it'as all so brief. Which when you have such a powder-keg premise at the core of the pic, is hugely annoying.
We have the Fort of the title made up of Southern and Northern soldiers, all standing together to repel the Red Cloud led Sioux Army. Then the First Battle of Fort Sumter opens on April 12, 1861, and what was once a harmonious force is now divided. Into the mix is shifty shenanigans involving gold, a lovers relationship under strain and murder! If only we could have had a bigger budget, another thirty minutes run time, and someone to throw a firecracker over it and BOOM!
Still, it's an entertaining piece with well staged battles - one a siege and one on the river - good scenes such as the opposing soldiers singing against each other with their respective "homeland" anthems, and fun moments like Dehner's Major Bradner being restrained in leg irons to stop him sleepwalking to his doom! Baxter's score is mostly standard stuff but occasionally shows inspiration like incorporating the said North/South anthems, while the Kanab locations are beautifully utilised (so not Laramie then? So what).
If only everything wasn't so brief. Grrrr. 6/10
- hitchcockthelegend
- Aug 7, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes