Filming locations 10 filming dates 1 filming locations. The cabin currently houses the petit sutler gift shop as well as. The ruggedly handsome star loved children in real life, which was evident in every episode of family affair where he snuggled and gave piggyback rides to the sugarysweet moppets on a daily basis. May 22, 2018 walkers first feature starring roles came in the westerns fort dobbs, yellowstone kelly and gold of the seven saints 1958, 1959, 1961, all directed by gordon douglas. Yellowstone kelly in 1959 and gold of the seven saints in 1961. Along the great divide with kirk douglas, colorado territoryjoel mccrea, fort dobbs, fort utah and great day in the morning, the proud ones. Forts are the natural settings for cavalry movies, and the movie title often contains the name of a fort to convey that it is a cavalry movie. The original site of fort dobbs and its accompanying well are marked for viewing. Call today for restaurant reservations 435 6890706 museum gift shop open 9am little hollywood. Little hollywood movies filmed in the kanab, utah area between 1948 and 1958. Moviechat forums fort dobbs 1958 discussion should have been filmed in color.
The fort was long gone but has been rebuilt to original plans. En route the woman realizes that the coat her hero is wearing belonged to her husband. It is difficult to consider piedmont north carolina as the frontier, and the untamed west, but in 1755, it was exactly that. The visitor center is located at the back of the site in a log cabin. When comanches attack the homestead, gar leaps into action to defend the hapless residents widow celia gray virginia mayo and her son chad richard eyer. In colorado territory, miles archer is asked by the cavalry at fort bellows to aid in rescuing two white women abducted by the cheyenne and to provide security for the railroad construction teams. After escaping a lynch mob, gar davis clint walker disguises himself in a dead mans clothes and stumbles upon a farm. He was an apicture star since the mid1950s, notably in westerns such as arrowhead, fort dobbs, the rare breed, and nevada smith. A tenuous romance develops between gar and celia when he escorts the family to fort dobbs. The everreliable gordon douglas keeps the focal points of the triangle shifting in the frame, and makes the dramatic utah desertscape constrict around its characters.
Apr 28, 2011 fort dobbs sat in ruins after the war, but a nonprofit group called the fort dobbs alliance has set a goal of reconstructing the wooden fort by 2009. In the background is the chapter house, built in 1941 by fort dobbs chapter, nsdar it is now being used as a temporary visitors center. They join a wagon caravan chased by comanche and enter fort dobbs for safety. The large log fort, deemed necessary for the protection of frontier settlers during the conflict, was constructed by provincial rangers under the command of hugh waddell and named for royal governor. Jan 06, 2014 in black and white in 1958, filmed near moab, utah. The kanab movie fort was built in 1952 by paramount for the move pony express. His favorite event to attend is the western legends film festival held the last week of august each year in kanab, utah, where many of the hollywood westerns were filmed and where clint was honored in 2004 for his role in the movie fort dobbs 1958. It was used in many movies with additions and modifications made as needed. After killing a man outside largo, gar davis flees into comanchecontrolled territory and is followed by the sheriff and his posse. Arthur dobbs, who authorized the forts construction in 1756, ft.
After the first few episodes of cheyenne 1955, he was given a horse named brandy. The original title was fifteen bullets to fort dobbs, shortened upon release to just fort dobbs. Fort dobbs was an 18thcentury fort in the yadkinpee dee river basin region of the province of north carolina, near what is now statesville in iredell county. The final movie shot there was the apple dumpling gang rides again 1979 this movie included a large explosion and fire at the fort which unfortunately severely damaged the fort and was never. After seeing her husbands jacket with gar, celia blames gar for killing her husband. Fort dobbs with virginia mayo, brian keith and richard eyre. Revolt at fort laramie tomahawk trail raiders of old california. George and burt kennedy, with blackandwhite photography provided by william h. Thinking the arrow hole in the back was caused by a bullet, the woman immediately accuses the hero of murdering her man. The occasional stock shot, with its grain and shift in contrast, is the only complaint and it wouldve been a complaint back in 1958. Aug 31, 2018 the show made walker a star, and he also appeared in such films as the dirty dozen, send me no flowers and fort dobbs. Here is a historic picture of fort kamehameha from 1932 where near the beaches the letter e shaped gun batteries can be seen. The whole comanche nation is on war path, so dar plans to take them to fort dobbs. Fort dobbs, located in presentday statesville, was a defensive fort built in 1756 under the auspices of north carolinas colonial assembly during the french and indian war.
View 7 photos for fort dobbs rd, statesville, nc 28625 a bed, bath, 0. Richard eyer, brian keith, virginia mayo, clint walker. The giver film go figure film the good earth film good luck charlie, its christmas. Located near statesville in iredell county, north carolina. In 1756, colonial governor arthur dobbs commissioned the construction of the fort to protect piedmont settlements during the french and indian war 17541763. Virginia mayos best other westerns are colorado territory 1949, also with joel mccrea, and fort dobbs 1958 with clint walker, but you can also see her in the proud ones 1956 with robert ryan, westbound 1959 with randolph scott and in the inaccurate jim bowie biopic the iron mistress 1952 with alan ladd. Er, stand and deliver actress vanessa marquez fatally. Along the way the woman finds her husbands coat in gars saddlebag and assumes that he has shot him in the back. Parts of the film were shot in duck creek, aspen mirror lake, paria, kanab canyon, cave lakes canyon, kanab movie fort, colorado river, mat martin wash, and. Fort dobbs is a 1958 western, the first of three directed by gordon douglas to star clint walker. Twentyseven miles west of modernday salisbury, north carolina, fort dobbs is located in iredell county. Mar 12, 2020 fort dobbs combined the functions of a military barracks, fortification, refuge for settlers, provisioning depot and center for negotiations with native americans.
When a woman living on the western frontier believes that the man who saved her life murdered her husband can she find safety within the besieged walls of fort dobbs. Dobbs state historic site provides a window into the tumultuous period of history known as the french and indian war 17541763 or seven years war. How many of these movies filmed in kanab, utah have you seen. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Aug 04, 2014 film treasures abound in utahs little hollywood.
Walker died in nevada city, california, according to the new york times. The transfer is stunning at times, really doing clothiers photography justice. The fort site is outlined with rope and the basement has been dug out. Clothier, this 93minute movie was released by warner brothers and was intended to capitalize on.
If you remember our boy clint, he was so huge that his boots almost dragged on the ground when. When he rescues the dead mans wife and son from raiding comanche they set out on a journey for the town of fort dobbs. With guy madison, vera miles, frank lovejoy, helen westcott. The cabin was built of 19th century logs from three existing iredell county structures. Mar 28, 2017 the fort was built in 1916 as part of a system of similar forts around oahu to secure it from a naval attack known as the ring of steel. Dobbs provides a window into the tumultuous period of history known as the french and indian war 17541763, or seven years war.
Half ass boetticher with, considering that at the time it was made searchers was two years in the rear view mirror, a crudely racist take on. In the meantime, you can get reacquainted with some old movie favorites and meet some new ones, as more than 100 movies were filmed in kanab and the surrounding areas. In 1940, the daughters of the american revolution arranged for the construction of a log cabin on the grounds of the fort. In 1958, this film was distributed on a double bill with escape from san quentin 1957. Clayton moore, jay silverheels death valley days 195275. The stranger wore a gun is a scottbrown production for columbia and a priori a cut above some of the westerns randolph scott did. So gar takes them on to fort dobbs to find some shocking things. Oct 25, 2001 western tv series filmed in kanab the lone ranger 194957. Fort dobbs was one of the forts governor dobbs had constructed, situated on the forks of fourth creek, a branch of the yadkin river. Another movie set, located in paria canyon, was used in the clint eastwood classic. Between the marker and the chapter house is the site of the fort.
Aug 07, 2016 the kanab movie fort was built in 1952 by paramount for the move pony express. The area is now in iredell county, near the present day town of statesville. They arrive at the fort only to find it busily preparing for another comanche raid. Book now at 15 restaurants near fort dobbs on opentable. As the best traditional hardware store statesville, nc, provides a convenient location for our customers wishing to stay away from the hustle and bustle of downtown statesville, nc.
As the only state historic site associated with the period, it represents north carolinas link with a global war for empire that crossed five continents. Little hollywood movies filmed between 1948 and 1958. I would of rated it 4 stars if it had been filmed in color instead of black and white. Then they meet cleg brian keith, who seems to know gar and helps them to repel a comanche attack. The official website of the friends of fort dobbs and fort dobbs state historic site, dating to the french and indian war. The henry rifle that clett shows gar and states you havent seen yet. But the scenery in this movie begs for color photography.
In black and white in 1958, filmed near moab, utah. Hotels near fort dobbs, statesville on tripadvisor. Virginia was interested in show business from an early age. The final movie shot there was the apple dumpling gang rides again 1979 this movie included a large explosion and fire at the fort which unfortunately severely damaged the fort and was never repaired. Fort dobbs 1958 dvd clint walker, virginia mayo, brian keith new. Clint walker, star of the shortlived cheyenne television series, made his movie debut in fort dobbs, a slowactioned western. The fort had been constructed four years earlier to protect the western frontier during the french and indian war. For example, the gunsmoke tv series used a set in johnson canyon between the 1950s1970s. Fleeing from a lynch mob, accused murderer gar davis clint walkercheyenne trades coats with a man he finds dead beside the road. In search for good western films, a gem is found blogs and. Fort dobbs is a film directed by gordon douglas with clint walker, virginia mayo, brian keith, richard eyer, year. Film treasures abound in utahs little hollywood st.
He tries to find refuge on a local ranch, only to save celia gray virginia mayo from. An accused murderer, walker escapes his lynchers by. Spotting the body of a white man killed by a comanche arrow, gar. Fort dobbs retains the spirit of those boetticher films, a threeperson battle of resentments between walker, brian keith and virginia mayo. The film was shot on location in utah, in beautiful widescreen black and white, by william clothier. Jul 25, 2019 the wrecking crew 1969 the last and least of the silly spoofs starring dean martin as swinging superspy matt helm a character portrayed as a deadly serious assassin in the donald. May 21, 2017 in the meantime, you can get reacquainted with some old movie favorites and meet some new ones, as more than 100 movies were filmed in kanab and the surrounding areas. At that time, fort dobbs was north carolinas only frontier fort.
With clint walker, virginia mayo, brian keith, richard eyer. Now, this is the guy who could have and should have played james bowie in a re make of the iron mistress. When brian keith of family affair shows up, the woman is tempted to join him instead of davis, but clem or clep undermines his success by attempting to rape her. George and burt kennedy screenwriter of the best boetticherscott westerns, with music by max steiner. As the popularity of cavalry movies waned in the late 1960s, these fort names for movies disappeared fort apache 1948 fort defiance 1951 fort osage 1951 fort worth 1951 fort vengeance 1953. Grand canyon 1991 film the greatest story ever told. Fighting between the british settlers and their former allies broke out in 1759 as settlers were killed in revenge for the murder of several cherokee the year. On february 27, 1760, fort dobbs was attacked by a force of more than 60 cherokee warriors. Clint walker in the warner brothers newly released, remastered dvd edition of fort dobbs. Eluding a sheriffs posse, an escaped man saves a farming family from a comanche attack and escorts it to the nearby fort dobbs. Visit fort dobbs situated in the piedmont region of north carolina near the foothills of the blue ridge mountains, ft. The dar insignia is the property of, and is ed by, the national society of the daughters of the american.
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