The last of Fort Gamble
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The last of Fort Gamble |
| Original title | Ambush |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1950 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sam Wood |
| script | Marguerite Roberts |
| production |
Armand German Sam Wood |
| music | Rudolph S. Kopp |
| camera | Harold Lipstein |
| cut | Ben Lewis |
| occupation | |
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The Last of Fort Gamble is a 1950 American western starring Robert Taylor . The film, whose script is based on the novel of the same name by Luke Short , is the last directorial work by director Sam Wood .
action
Arizona in 1878. Ward Kinsman, a prospector, is asked for help by Cavalry Major Breverly. Kinsman, who knows the Indians well in the area, is supposed to help find the kidnapped general's daughter Mary Carlyle. Kinsman fears a massacre if the US cavalry meet the Indians and refuses. Only when Mary's attractive sister Ann Duverall asks him again does he accept.
Cavalryman Conovan falsely accuses Kinsman of horse theft. Conovan is an alcoholic. His wife Martha, suffering from his brutality, has an affair with Lieutenant Delaney. After Kinsman has knocked down Conavan, he sets off on a search expedition with a small group of cavalrymen. Ward follows in the footsteps of the Indians to a camp. The camp is under attack. An Indian woman tells Kinsman that Mary is alive and has moved on with a group led by Diablito.
Kinsman teaches Mary's former friend, Captain Lorrison. Kinsman learns that Major Breverly was attacked by Conovan. Breverly was injured, Lorrison took command. With a prisoner, the Apache Tana, the troops return to the fort. An attack on Diablito is prepared. Lorrison accuses Delaney of inciting Conovan to attack Breverly and demands that he be transferred. Kinsman, who doesn't like Lorrison, challenges him to a fist fight. After the fight, the two settle their quarrel and prepare to attack the Indians.
Ann tells Kinsman that Lorrison proposed to her, which she wants to accept. Kinsman, who is in love with Ann, accompanies the cavalry force on their pursuit of Diablito. In self-defense he has to kill Tana when the Apache tries to mislead the squadron. The cavalrymen catch up with the Indians, chase their horses away and attack. As the bloody battle nears its climax, a reinforcement party under Captain Wolverson reaches the battlefield. Kinsman can free Mary. Lorrison wants a complete victory and pursues fleeing Indians with a few of his men. Kinsman realizes that Lorrison is in danger and follows the group. However, he reached the group too late. Lorrison and his men were ambushed and killed by the Indians.
The remaining cavalrymen return to the fort. The US flag is hoisted to honor the dead. Ann stands by Kinsman's side.
background
The film premiered in the United States on January 13, 1950. In Germany it first appeared in cinemas on November 10 of the same year. Art director Cedric Gibbons and set decorator Edwin B. Willis were responsible for setting the film . The costumes came from Walter Plunkett , the sound was edited by Douglas Shearer .
This was the last film by director Sam Wood, who died of a heart attack shortly after filming was finished. For Robert Taylor it was the second appearance in a western.
Reviews
For the lexicon of international film , The Last of Fort Gamble was a "[a] elaborate, action-packed, well-photographed western". The cinema magazine Cinema found the film to be “a shallow, but fast-paced B-Western without depth, but with oomph”.
Web links
- The last of Fort Gamble in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Last of Fort Gamble. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ cf. cinema.de