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Fort Bowie is a 1958 American Western film directed by Howard W. Koch and written by Maurice Tombragel. The film stars Ben Johnson, Jan Harrison, Kent Taylor, Maureen Hingert, Peter Mamakos and Larry Chance. The film was released on February 1, 1958, by United Artists.[1][2]

Fort Bowie
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard W. Koch
Screenplay by	Maurice Tombragel
Produced by	Aubrey Schenck
Starring	Ben Johnson Jan Harrison Kent Taylor Maureen Hingert Peter Mamakos Larry Chance
Cinematography	Carl E. Guthrie
Edited by	John A. Bushelman
Music by	Les Baxter
Production companies	Aubrey Schenck Productions Bel-Air Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	February 1, 1958 (1958-02-01)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

When another officer's ruthless and cruel killings of Indians leaves him convinced a counterattack is inevitable, Captain "Tomahawk" Thompson reports his conclusion to Colonel Garrett, his commanding officer. Garrett assigns a task to Thompson, safely escorting the colonel's wife, Alison, back to Fort Bowie.

Alison attempts to seduce Thompson along the way. Rejected and irate, she lies to her husband that she and Thompson became lovers. Garrett immediately gives Thompson a suicide mission of riding into Indian territory and attempting to make peace. Chanzana, a native girl who works in the fort's laundry, goes along with Thompson, then frees him when the Indians take him captive.

Alison apologizes to the colonel for lying about Thompson as the fort braces for an enemy attack. Thompson returns in time to save the colonel's life and realizes he is in love with Chanzana.

Cast

• Ben Johnson as Capt. Thomas Thompson
• Kent Taylor as Col. James Garrett
• Jan Harrison as Alison Garrett
• J. Ian Douglas as Maj. Wharton
• Jerry Frank as Capt. Maywood
• Barbara Parry as Mrs. Maywood
• Peter Mamakos as Sgt. Maj. Kukas
• Johnny Western as cavalry Sergeant
• Maureen Hingert as Chanzana (billed as Jana Davi)
• Larry Chance as Victorio

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Kanab Canyon, Johnson Canyon, and the Kanab movie fort in Utah.[3]

References

External links

• Fort Bowie at IMDb

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