Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Fort Dobbs (1958)

Directed by Gordon Douglas
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Encore Westerns)

Square-jawed Clint Walker goes on the lam after killing a man. He seeks refuge from Comanches at a remote ranch where a woman and child are alone. The Comanches follow him and force them to flee to the Fort Hobbs military post. Old pal and gun runner Brian Keith tries to seduce the woman, but Walker will have none of it. Gradually we learn about Walker's past, why he was on the run and how it intertwines with the lives of the woman and child. They eventually reach Fort Hobbs, but the Comanches are on the war path. A good western, though Walker's got about as much personality as a cactus in a heatwave. Stock footage lifted from other films also detracts. Brian Keith and Virginia Mayo are fine in support.

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