Bugles in the Afternoon

Name: Bugles in the Afternoon
Genre: Western
Released: 1952-06-02
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Ray Milland, Helena Carter, Hugh Marlowe

19521952
PGPG
1h 25m

6.0/10

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Ray Milland and Helena Carter in Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)

Western

After violently attacking a fellow officer Lt. Edward Garnett, cavalry Captain Kern Shafter is court martialled. Later, he rejoins the army with Custer's regiment at Fort Lincoln, Dakota, be... Read allAfter violently attacking a fellow officer Lt. Edward Garnett, cavalry Captain Kern Shafter is court martialled. Later, he rejoins the army with Custer's regiment at Fort Lincoln, Dakota, becoming a sergeant, where he runs into his old foe.After violently attacking a fellow officer Lt. Edward Garnett, cavalry Captain Kern Shafter is court martialled. Later, he rejoins the army with Custer's regiment at Fort Lincoln, Dakota, becoming a sergeant, where he runs into his old foe.

6.0/10

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Director
- Roy Rowland
Writers
- Daniel Mainwaring(screenplay)
- Harry Brown(screenplay)
- Ernest Haycox(novel)
Stars

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Ray Milland and Forrest Tucker in Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)

Ray Milland, Helena Carter, and Hugh Marlowe in Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)

Forrest Tucker in Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)

Ray Milland, Roy Rowland, and Forrest Tucker in Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)

Ray Milland in Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)

Director
- Roy Rowland
Writers
- Daniel Mainwaring(screenplay)
- Harry Brown(screenplay)
- Ernest Haycox(novel)
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Kern Shafter arrives at a Dakota army post to find it commanded by his old nemesis Edward Garnett. Shafter and Garnett despise each other, and the antagonism ripens in a competition for the affections of Josephine Russell, a beautiful young woman. Garnett repeatedly attempts to diminish Shafter in Josephine's eyes, and he sends Shafter on dangerous missions, clearly hoping Shafter will not return. A scouting mission in support of General Custer's command leads both Shafter and Garnett into the most dangerous circumstance of their lives. —Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

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Taglines
- WHEN FLAMING ARROWS WERE THE SCOURGE OF THE DAKOTA TERRITORY! (original print ad - all caps)
Genre
- Western
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
When Ray Milland's character views the aftermath of Custer's battle at the Little Big Horn through binoculars, footage from They Died with Their Boots On (1941)--also a Warner Bros. film--is used.

Goofs
Obvious stunt doubles used in the fight between Shafter and Donavan and in the two fights between Shafter and Garnett.

Connections
Edited from They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Top review

7/10

A good Western, but it sure doesn't look like Montana !

"Bugles in the Afternoon" was filmed in the desert around Kanab, Utah, and because of that arid landscape, many viewers may assume that Fort C.F. Smith and the Custer Battlefield were located somewhere in the American Southwest. Please keep in mind that the actual battlefield is located Southeast of Billings, Montana near what is now the border with Wyoming. The area along the Little Big Horn River, and eastward to the rise of Rose Bud Creek is characterized by rolling hills, which on that fateful morning of June 25, 1876 were probably still covered by green prairie grass, not rocks and sand. Though somewhat muddled geographically, this is still a most entertaining movie !

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