Genre:
Western
Release Date: 08/26/2008
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
A nail-biting Indian deadlock remains the climax of this otherwise overly verbose Western filmed in
M-G-M's then-new
Ansco colors (forerunner of
Eastmancolor). After ruthlessly dragging an escaped prisoner through the Arizona desert, Union Army Captain Roper (
William Holden) suffers rebuke from both the rebel prisoners and his commanding officer (
Carl Benton Reid). Things settles down a bit with the arrival of Carla Forester (
Eleanor Parker), with whom Roper falls in love. But Carla proves to be a Confederate spy assigned to engender the escape of Captain Marsh (
John Forsythe), the Rebel leader. The plan succeeds to a point but the escapees are hunted down by Roper and Lieutenant Beecher (
Richard Anderson). Returning to Fort Bravo with his prisoners, Roper and his captives ride right into a Mescalero Apache hunting party. Filmed on location at California's Death Valley,
Escape from Fort Bravo was co-written by Australian-born actor
Michael Pate.
~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
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