Fort Worth (film)

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

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 synopsis

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

Cast

Randolph Scott as Ned Britt
David Brian as Blair Linsford
Phyllis Thaxter as Flora Talbot
Helena Carter as Amy Brooks
Dickie Jones as Luther Wicks
Ray Teal as Gabe Clevenger
Michael Tolan as Mort Springer
Emerson Treacy as Ben Garvin
Bob Steele as Shorty
Walter Sande as Deputy Waller
Chubby Johnson as Sheriff

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]

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References

Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer 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 on IMDb
Fort Worth at TCMDB

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[warners-1] Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer 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.