Fort Dobbs

Gar Davis (Clint Walker) is wanted for a murder he didn’t commit. He is pursued by a posse out of the town of Largo. He comes upon a man killed by Comanche. He changes coats with the dead man and rolls the body off a cliff in hopes the posse will think he is dead.

Gar finds his way to the home of widow Celia Grey (Virginia Mayo). He is wounded by her young son Chad who thinks he is trying to steal a horse. The widow tends the wound. Renegade Comanche attack the house. Gar and the Greys drive them off and make a run for Fort Dobbs on horseback. The Comanche lay an ambush, thwarted when gun runner Clett (Brian Keith) arrives, saving Gar’s life.

On the way to Fort Dobbs, Clett attempts to assault Celia. Gar puts a stop to it, running Clett off. Celia no longer trusts Gar for having discovered the dead man’s jacket which belonged to her husband. Gar and the Grey’s safely reach the fort, leaving them there. Celia and Chad find all the soldiers dead. Gar comes on the people of Largo fleeing the Comanche on the way to Fort Dobbs. He helps them reach the fort and rides out to find help. He comes across Clett and kills him, taking his rifles back to defend the fort. There he explains to Celia how he came to possess her husband’s jacket, much to her romantic relief.

The film opened to mixed reviews and a disappointing box office. Did Walker’s small screen success translate to the big screen? Not on this one. More to come.

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