Fort Worth (film) explained

Fort Worth
Director:Edwin L. Marin
Producer:Anthony Veiller
Starring:Randolph Scott
Music:David Buttolph
Cinematography:Sidney Hickox
Studio:Warner Bros.
Distributor:Warner Bros.
Runtime:80 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$698,000[1]
Gross:$2,342,000
$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

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

Cast

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer 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
  3. Filmink. Stephen. Vagg. Helena Carter: An Appreciation. February 14, 2020.
  4. ROONEY TO APPEAR IN COLUMBIA FILM: He Will Play Role of a Clown in 'Center Ring,' Scheduled. for Production in April Of Local OriginBy THOMAS F. BRADY Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. 25 Dec 1950: 23.