Escape from Fort Bravo Movie Review 1953

A Civil War era western set in an Arizona stockade. Holden is the hard-bitten Union cavalry officer who ruthlessly guards his Confederate prisoners, who are led by Forsythe. Parker is a southern spy whose job is to break the rebels out of jail by seducing Holden from his duty, which she does. When Holden discovers what's happened, he recaptures his prisoners only to be beset by hostile Mescalero Indians while trying to get everyone back to the fort. It's an old story but well-executed with lots of action.

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Available on VHS
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Military Westerns, Civil War, POW/MIA, Native America, Spies & Espionage, Great Escapes

Screenplay

Frank Fenton

Cast

William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest, William Campbell, Polly Bergen, Richard Anderson, Carl Benton Reid, John Lupton, Howard McNear, Alex Montoya, Forrest Lewis, Fred Graham, William "Billy" Newell

Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees

Director

John Sturges

Producer

Nicholas Nayfack, MGM