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Fort Defiance

Fort Defiance

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 9, 1951

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Action, Western

User Score

63%

Original Title

Fort Defiance

Production Companies

United Artists, Ventura Pictures Corporation

Director

John Rawlins

Description

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.