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Revolt At Fort Laramie
''Revolt at Fort Laramie'' is a 1957 American Color by Deluxe Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring John Dehner, Gregg Palmer, Frances Helm and Don Gordon (actor), Don Gordon. The film was shot in Kanab, Utah with Harry Dean Stanton making his debut in the film. Plot In 1861, the undermanned garrison of Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory was attempting to keep the peace with the Sioux Nation led by Chief Red Cloud. As part the Treaty with the Indians, The United States Government pays Red Cloud in gold to keep the peace and support his people. However Red Cloud comes up with the idea of stealing the gold and use the non payment as an excuse to go to war. Meanwhile, as the United States face events that lead to the American Civil War, the garrison of the fort is split in their sympathies, a third of the men led by Sgt Darrach support the Confederate States of America whilst the rest led by Sgt Serrell support the Federal Union. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Selander
Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Western (genre), Westerns and adventure film, adventure movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968. Before that, Selander was assistant director on films such as ''The Cat and the Fiddle (film), The Cat and the Fiddle'' (1934), ''A Night at the Opera (film), A Night at the Opera'' (1935), and Fritz Lang's ''Fury (1936 film), Fury'' (1936). To this day Selander remains one of the most prolific directors of feature Westerns in cinema history, having taken the helm for 107 Westerns between his first directorial feature in 1936 and 1967. Lesley Selander at IMDb. In 1956 he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, for his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |