Fort Dobbs
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Fort Dobbs is the first of three westerns, directed by Gordon Douglas
, which starred Clint Walker
. (Next came Yellowstone Kelly in 1959 and Gold of the Seven Saints
in 1961.) Based on a screenplay by George W. George
and Burt Kennedy
, with black-and-white photography provided by William H. Clothier, this 93 minute movie was released by Warner Brothers and was intended to capitalize on Clint Walker's success in the Cheyenne
TV series. Box office results, however, tended to be modest, thus reinforcing the notion that audiences were not likely to pay for at the theater what they could see at home for free.
Fort Dobbs co-starred Virginia Mayo
, Brian Keith, and Richard Eyer.
Gordon Douglas (director)
Gordon Douglas was an American film director, who directed many different genres of films over the course of a five-decade career in motion pictures. He was a native of New York City.-Hal Roach and Our Gang:...
, which starred Clint Walker
Clint Walker
Norman Eugene Walker, known as Clint Walker , is an American actor best known for his cowboy role as "Cheyenne Bodie" in the TV Western series, Cheyenne.-Life and career:...
. (Next came Yellowstone Kelly in 1959 and Gold of the Seven Saints
Gold of the Seven Saints
Gold of the Seven Saints is a western film adaptation of a 1957 Steve Frazee novel titled Desert Guns. Released by Warner Brothers in 1961, this 88-minute film starred Clint Walker, Roger Moore, Leticia Roman, Robert Middleton, and Chill Wills....
in 1961.) Based on a screenplay by George W. George
George W. George
George W. George was an American theater, Broadway and film producer. His credits included the 1981 film My Dinner With Andre and several hit Broadway productions....
and Burt Kennedy
Burt Kennedy
Burt Kennedy was an American screenwriter and director known for mainly directing film Westerns.After World War II service in the 1st Cavalry Division, Muskegon, Michigan-born Kennedy found work writing for radio, then used his training as a cavalry officer to secure a job as a fencing trainer and...
, with black-and-white photography provided by William H. Clothier, this 93 minute movie was released by Warner Brothers and was intended to capitalize on Clint Walker's success in the Cheyenne
Cheyenne (TV series)
Cheyenne is a western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first hour-long western, and in fact the first hour-long dramatic series of any kind, with continuing characters, to last more than one season...
TV series. Box office results, however, tended to be modest, thus reinforcing the notion that audiences were not likely to pay for at the theater what they could see at home for free.
Fort Dobbs co-starred Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo was an American film actress.After a short career in vaudeville, Mayo progressed to films and during the 1940s established herself as a supporting player in such films as The Best Years of Our Lives and White Heat .Mayo remained an A-list actress into the mid-'50s, but then went...
, Brian Keith, and Richard Eyer.