Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957)

It's just prior to the Civil War and Fort Laramie's problem is the Sioux Indians. When it is announced that war has been declared the fort becomes divided between northerners and ... See full summary »

Director:

Lesley Selander

Writer:

Robert C. Dennis

Stars:

John Dehner, Gregg Palmer, Frances Helm

Cast

Cast overview:
John Dehner	...	Maj. Seth Bradner
Gregg Palmer	...	Capt. James 'Jamie' Tenslip
Frances Helm	...	Melissa Bradner
Don Gordon	...	Jean Salignac
Robert Keys	...	Sgt. Darrach
William 'Bill' Phillips	...	Serrell (as William 'Bill' Phillips)
Cain Mason	...	Ezra
Robert Knapp	...	Lt. Chick Waller
Frederick Ford
Eddie Little Sky	...	Red Cloud (as Eddie Little)

Storyline

It's just prior to the Civil War and Fort Laramie's problem is the Sioux Indians. When it is announced that war has been declared the fort becomes divided between northerners and southerners. The fort Commander and the southerners resign and head south. But they have to go through Sioux territory and are soon attacked. A messenger gets back to the fort to relate their hopeless condition and the new northern commanded must decide what to do.

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Plot Keywords:

fort | commander | civil war | cavalry | plot | 

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Taglines:

NOW THE WATCHING SIOUX EYES LEAPED ALIVE WITH LUST...NOW THE FIRE-LANCES WERE LIT...AND A MORE TERRIFYING MASSACRE BEGAN! (original poster- all caps)

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Genres:

Action | Romance | War | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fort Laramie

Filming Locations:

Kanab Movie Fort, Kanab, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bel-Air Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the Indians attack the troops on the rafts in the river, the same 2 Indians are seen being shot off their horses twice.

User Reviews

They had to fight Red Cloud, but were divided by the civil war.

At Fort Laramie they made a deal to give gold to chief Red Cloud in exchange for peace. While they are waiting for the gold to arrive, the civil war starts. Part of the soldiers, like Major Bradner who commands the Fort, belong to the South. A state of war starts being created between them and the others, whose leader is Captain Tenslip. At a certain moment half of the Fort is singing Dixie and the other half "John Brown's Body". Tenslip and Bradner's niece Melissa are in love and want to get married, but the night they are going to announce their engagement, they learn about the war. They are now on opposite sides. The director Lesley Selander was an expert in doing westerns, he even made Hopalong Cassidy films. Average western, good story, but tight production budget.