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Fort Defiance stars Dane Clark as Civil War deserter Johnny Tallon. Despite his checkered past, Johnny is idolized by his blind brother Ned (Peter Graves). All this changes when Ben Shelby (Ben Johnson), whose brother's death was caused by Johnny, comes to town in seeking revenge. Though it hardly seems possible at this juncture, Johnny sets about to redeem himself by defending the denizens of Fort Defiance against a Navajo attack. The wholly dispensable heroine is played by Tracey Roberts. Fort Defiance was lensed in Cinecolor, which was more eye-pleasing during the exterior scenes than during the interior dialogue passages.
Original Release
10/09/1951
US Release
10/09/1951
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dane Clark | Johnny Tallon |
Ben Johnson | Ben Shelby |
Peter Graves | Ned Tallon |
Tracey Roberts | Julie Morse / Julie |
George Cleveland | Uncle Charlie Tallon |
Ralph Sanford | Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver / Jed Brown - Stagecoach Driver |
Iron Eyes Cody | Brave Bear (as Iron Eyes) / Brave Bear |
Dennis Moore | Lt. Lucas |
Craig Woods | Dave Parker |
Dick Elliott | Kincaid |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dane Clark | Johnny Tallon |
Ben Johnson | Ben Shelby |
Peter Graves | Ned Tallon |
Tracey Roberts | Julie Morse / Julie |
George Cleveland | Uncle Charlie Tallon |
Ralph Sanford | Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver / Jed Brown - Stagecoach Driver |
Iron Eyes Cody | Brave Bear (as Iron Eyes) / Brave Bear |
Dennis Moore | Lt. Lucas |
Craig Woods | Dave Parker |
Dick Elliott | Kincaid |
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower | Hankey (as Bryan Hightower) / Hankey |
Phil Rawlins | Les (as David Rawlins) / Les |
Jerry Ambler | Cheyenne |
Kit Guard | Tracy, Barfly / Tracy - Barfly |
Wes Hudman | Stranger (as Wesley Hudman) / Stranger |
Hugh Hooker | Ed |
Lee Phelps | Bartender |
Duke York | Joe Doniger, Soldier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Irving D. Koppel | Producer |
Frank Melford | Producer |