The Last Outpost (1951)

Director:

Lewis R. Foster

Writers:

David Lang (story)
Daniel Mainwaring (writer)

Release Date:

4 April 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Two brothers who are not the best friends because they were fighting on different sides during the Civil...

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Army | Gold | American Civil War | Beautiful Woman

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Ronald Reagan	...	Capt. Vance Britten
Rhonda Fleming	...	Julie McQuade
Bruce Bennett	...	Col. Jeb Britton
Bill Williams	...	Sgt. Tucker
Noah Beery Jr.	...	Sgt. Calhoun (as Noah Beery)
Peter Hansen	...	Lt. Crosby
Hugh Beaumont	...	Lt. Fenton
Lloyd Corrigan	...	Mr. Delacourt
John Ridgely	...	Sam McQuade

Also Known As:

Cavalry Charge (USA) (reissue title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company:

Pine-Thomas Productions

Trivia:

The producers of this movie, William H. Pine and William C. Thomas, were known in the industry as "The Dollar Bills" because they made movies so quickly and efficiently that their films seldom if ever lost money. This was their most expensive production to date, mainly because of its cast of higher-paid stars. It was also their biggest hit.

A generally enjoyable Western

All them Yankee writers in Hollywood usually manage to make at least one stupid mistake per script when they try to depict Southerners.

When the Noah Beery character says to his commanding officer, played by Ronald Reagan, "Y'all gonna get us killed," it didn't quite ruin the movie -- "y'all" is a plural, and no real Southerner has ever said "y'all" to one person -- but did detract.

The cast is quite good -- Rhonda Fleming seems almost the reason Technicolor was invented; Ronald Reagan made a great cowboy or, in this case, cavalry officer -- the story is intriguing; the battle scene near the end begins with a spine-tingling charge that, every time I see it, literally sends chills down my spine.

Overall, the film is enjoyable, well worth watching.