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Fort Defiance (1951)

NR 10/09/1951 (US) Action, Western 1h 22m

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'Kill or Die' Was the Indian Cry!

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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.

John Rawlins

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Louis Lantz

Writer

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Dane Clark

Johnny Tallon
Ben Johnson

Ben Shelby
Peter Graves

Ned Tallon
Tracey Roberts

Julie
George Cleveland

Uncle Charlie Tallon
Ralph Sanford

Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver
Iron Eyes Cody

Brave Bear (as Iron Eyes)
Dennis Moore

Lt. Lucas
Craig Woods

Dave Parker
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A review by John Chard

60%

Written by John Chard on November 4, 2018

Oh Brother!

Fort Defiance is directed by John Rawlins and written by Louis Lantz. It stars Dane Clark, Ben Johnson, Peter Graves and Tracey Roberts. Music is by Paul Sawtell and cinematography by Stanley Cortez.

Plot has Clark as sharp shooting Johnny Tallon, a feared man he may be, but after a dreadful incident in the Civil War he is a wanted man. Upon returning to the family ranch where his blind brother Ned (Graves) resides, he finds one of his pursuers, Ben Shelby (Johnson), has befriended Ned and become more of a brother to Ned than Johnny ever was. With the Indians on the warpath an... read the rest.

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