The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)

Murphy deserts the Union Army to warn former Texas neighbors of impending Indian attacks triggered by Army massacre. He overcomes initial distrust and convinces the homesteaders (all women ... See full summary »

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

Walter Doniger (screenplay), C. William Harrison (story)

Stars:

Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant, Hope Emerson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Audie Murphy	...	Lt. Frank Hewitt
Kathryn Grant	...	Anne Martin
Hope Emerson	...	Hannah Lacey
Jeff Donnell	...	Mary Wheller
Jeanette Nolan	...	Cora Melavan
Sean McClory	...	Emmett Kettle
Ernestine Wade	...	Hetty
Peggy Maley	...	Lucy Conover
Isobel Elsom	...	Mrs. Charlotte Ogden
Patricia Tiernan	...	Stella Leatham (as Patricia Livingston)
Kim Charney	...	Bax Leatham
Ray Teal	...	Salt Pork
Nestor Paiva	...	Tortilla
James Griffith	...	Kipper

Storyline

Murphy deserts the Union Army to warn former Texas neighbors of impending Indian attacks triggered by Army massacre. He overcomes initial distrust and convinces the homesteaders (all women whose men are away fighting in the Confederate Army) to take refuge in an abandoned mission. He trains them to fight and shoot in anticipation of the attack. The only other man at the mission runs away o save his scalp and ends up leading the Indians back to the mission. Surrounded and outnumbered, the defenders prepare for the final assault..

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Plot Keywords:

union army | street shootout | epic battle | bow and arrow | war violence | 

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Taglines:

GOOD WOMEN...BAD WOMEN...BRAWLING WOMEN...BRAVE WOMEN! They were all soldiers in skirts!

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Genres:

War | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das Fort der mutigen Frauen

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Opening credits: Near the close of the Civil War the Northern Cavalry made every effort to keep the Indian on the reservation.

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Soundtracks

"Lardy Dah"
(uncredited)
Written by Fred Karger and George Marshall

User Reviews

Not bad at all

I resisted watching this for a long time as the title along with the thought of Audie Murphy surrounded by a fort full of drooling women put me off! I was pleasantly surprised, however. The mostly mature women were by no means lovesick or drooling and romance was kept to a welcome minimum. The way Audie Murphy whips them all into shape in preparation for the imminent indian attack makes for some amusing moments. He doesn't pull any punches (bullying them, slapping them, throwing them in fight demonstrations, shouting at them) as he realises their very lives are at stake. Sure the movie has its faults but its not bad for what it is and Audie gives a good performance. He doesn't look half bad either!