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Fort Defiance

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After the Civil War, veteran Ben Shelby (Ben Johnson) travels to Arizona to seek out fellow veteran Johnny Tallon (Dane Clark). After saving Johnny's blind brother, Ned (Peter Graves), from being trampled by a horse, Ben accompanies him to the family ranch. While Ben and Ned become friends, Ned's uncle grows suspicious about Ben's claim of friendship with Johnny. As they all wait for news of Johnny, they face an Indian attack and the arrival of vengeful former soldiers also seeking Johnny.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/28/2010
B-
Exciting revenge action-packed western. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/09/2023 Really good one Here and I will recommend it James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas May 8, 2023 See more 08/11/2011 descent (story wise) B movie western great technicolour. See more Read all reviews
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John Rawlins

Director

Dane Clark

Johnny Tallon

Ben Johnson

Ben Shelby

Peter Graves

Ned Tallon

Tracey Roberts

Julie Morse

George Cleveland

Uncle Charlie Tallon
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Synopsis After the Civil War, veteran Ben Shelby (Ben Johnson) travels to Arizona to seek out fellow veteran Johnny Tallon (Dane Clark). After saving Johnny's blind brother, Ned (Peter Graves), from being trampled by a horse, Ben accompanies him to the family ranch. While Ben and Ned become friends, Ned's uncle grows suspicious about Ben's claim of friendship with Johnny. As they all wait for news of Johnny, they face an Indian attack and the arrival of vengeful former soldiers also seeking Johnny.
Director
John Rawlins
Producer
Frank Melford
Screenwriter
Louis Lantz
Production Co
Ventura Pictures Corporation
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 9, 1951, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Runtime
1h 21m