Fort Worth (film)

Fort Worth
Fort Worth
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edwin L. Marin
Written by	John Twist
Produced by	Anthony Veiller
Starring	Randolph Scott
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Clarence Kolster
Music by	David Buttolph
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	July 14, 1951;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$698,000
Box office	$2,342,000; $1,450,000 (US rentals)

Fort Worth is a 1951 American Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott. It is Marin's final directing work, as he died two months before the release.^[3]

Plot

Former gunfighter Ned Britt sets up shop in Fort Worth, Texas, as a newspaper man. He falls in love with Flora Talbot, who is the fiancée of a former friend, Blair Lunsford. Britt tries to expose the crooked cattle baron Gabe Clevinger in his newspaper. Clevinger resorts to violence in order to prevent the arrival of the railroad at Fort Worth. Britt has to rethink his journalistic methods to stop him and resorts to violence himself.

Cast

Randolph Scott as Ned Britt
David Brian as Blair Lunsford
Phyllis Thaxter as Flora Talbot
Helena Carter as Amy Brooks
Dickie Jones as Luther Wicks
Ray Teal as Gabe Clevinger
Michael Tolan as Mort Springer
Emerson Treacy as Ben Garvin
Bob Steele as Shorty
Walter Sande as Deputy Waller
Chubby Johnson as Sheriff
Jack Mower as Railroad Backer (uncredited)

Production

Filming started December 1950.^[4]

Reception

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $1,735,000 domestically and $607,000 foreign.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 31 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
^ Vagg, Stephen (February 14, 2020). "Helena Carter: An Appreciation". Filmink.
^ ROONEY TO APPEAR IN COLUMBIA FILM: He Will Play Role of a Clown in 'Center Ring,' Scheduled. for Production in April Of Local Origin By THOMAS F. BRADY Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. 25 Dec 1950: 23.

External links

Fort Worth at IMDb
Fort Worth at TCMDB
Fort Worth at AllMovie
Fort Worth at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[warners-1] Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 31 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[2] 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952

[filmink-3] Vagg, Stephen (February 14, 2020). "Helena Carter: An Appreciation". Filmink.

[4] ROONEY TO APPEAR IN COLUMBIA FILM: He Will Play Role of a Clown in 'Center Ring,' Scheduled. for Production in April Of Local Origin By THOMAS F. BRADY Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. 25 Dec 1950: 23.

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