In the pace of hell to Fort Dobbs
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | In the pace of hell to Fort Dobbs |
| Original title | Fort Dobbs |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1958 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gordon Douglas |
| script |
George W. George Burt Kennedy |
| production | Martin Rackin |
| music | Max Steiner |
| camera | William H. Clothier |
| cut | Clarence Kolster |
| occupation | |
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To Fort Dobbs (Original: Fort Dobbs ) is an American western film directed by Gordon Douglas . The leading roles are played by Clint Walker and Virginia Mayo . It was first performed on May 6, 1958.
action
Gar Davis is wanted by the Largo Sheriff for an alleged murder. Davis manages to escape his pursuers through a ruse. On his escape route, he exchanges his clothes for those of a dead man and leaves his horse behind, which also deceives the sheriff; he breaks off the pursuit, especially since the Comanches are also on the warpath. While trying to steal a new horse from a remote ranch, Chad, the suspicious little farmer's son, shoots him. Chad's father is on the road, he is alone with his mother on the farm threatened by the Indians.
After initial hesitation, Celia realizes that she has no choice but to flee to Fort Dobbs with the boy and the stranger. Because during the night a small group of Indians attacks the farmhouse. The three of them manage to escape that night with difficulty. The house is set on fire by the Indians. When Celia sees the dead man's jacket on the way with Davis, she thinks she is dealing with her husband's murderer, because he was the dead man with whom Davis had exchanged clothes.
Nevertheless, Davis helps the widow and her young son and leads them through the hostile Indian territory. You meet the arms dealer Clett, who offers you his company. Davis rejects this due to an old hostility between the two. Davis, Celia and Chad reach Fort Dobbs, whose crew has already succumbed to a Comanche attack. Settlers, fleeing from the Indians, occupy the fort shortly afterwards. Since they have hardly any weapons and ammunition, Davis dares to break out the next day. He wants to make his way to Santa Fe for support.
On the way he meets the arms dealer Clett again. Clett would rather sell his henry socks at good prices and not leave them to the settlers in the fort. He therefore rejects Davis' request for help. In a duel, Davis kills the arms dealer and brings the Henrystutzen to Fort Dobbs. In this way, he will eventually restore his honor. The sheriff of Largo, who accompanied the trek and is among the besieged, lets him go. Davis ends up accompanying the widow and her son on their journey, while the trek takes a different direction.
Reviews
"Upscale Western with carefully worked out conflict situations and effective tension dramaturgy"
“Between long phases of the routine, Gordon Douglas gets creative periods, which also depends on his encounter with the right partners. Fort Dobbs is one of the films that he directed from scripts by the excellent Burt Kennedy with Clint Walker in the leading roles "
“Time passes here differently, or rather more precisely, than in other films of this genre. It dominates over everyone, including the individual actions that take place, above all to make the passage of time visible and tangible. "
literature
- Gregor Hauser: Muzzle flashes: The 50 best B-Westerns of the 50s and their stars . Verlag Reinhard Marheinecke 2015, ISBN 978-3-932053-85-6 . Pp. 136-140.
Web links
- In breakneck speed to Fort Dobbs in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ In breakneck speed to Fort Dobbs. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .