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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.7 / 100
1958·Western·1h 33m

FORT DOBBS

“It took him forty bullets to get to Fort Dobbs... It took a thousand miracles to get him out!”

Eluding a sheriff's posse, an escaped man saves a farming family from a Comanche attack and escorts it to the nearby Fort Dobbs.

Above the Line
Gordon Douglas·DirectorBurt Kennedy·ScreenplayGeorge W. George·StoryWilliam H. Clothier·Director of PhotographyMax Steiner·Original Music ComposerClarence Kolster·Editor
Cast
Clint Walker·Gar DavisVirginia Mayo·Celia GrayBrian Keith·ClettRichard Eyer·Chad GrayRuss Conway·Sheriff of LargoMichael Dante·BillingsJohn Cliff·Largo Refugee at Fort (uncredited)John McKee·Largo Refugee at Fort (uncredited)Bud Osborne·Largo Refugee at Fort (uncredited)Roydon Clark·Largo Refugee at Fort (uncredited)
Full Crew
(28 credits)
Directing· 3
Gordon Douglas·DirectorC.M. Florance·Second Assistant DirectorWilliam Kissell·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Burt Kennedy·ScreenplayGeorge W. George·Story
Camera· 4
William H. Clothier·Director of PhotographyRichard Doran·Assistant CameraElmer Faubion·First Assistant CameraLouis Jennings·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Clarence Kolster·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Max Steiner·Original Music ComposerFrancis E. Stahl·SoundHal Barnes·Sound EditorMilton Citron·Sound EditorRobert J. Miller·Sound RecordistGeorge Reid·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 5
Stanley Fleischer·Art DirectionMarjorie Best·Costume DesignFrank M. Miller·Set DecorationHenry Vilardo·Makeup ArtistGordon Bau·Makeup Supervisor
Production· 1
Martin Rackin·Producer
Other Departments· 6
Marion Vaughn·HairdresserNorm Taylor·Stunt DoubleMay Boss·StuntsTom Hennesy·Stunt DoubleJack Williams·StuntsRalph Owen·Gaffer
By the Numbers
58.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
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0
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