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Fort Worth
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdwin L. Marin
Written byJohn Twist
Produced byAnthony Veiller
StarringRandolph Scott
CinematographySidney Hickox
Edited byClarence Kolster
Music byDavid Buttolph
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 14, 1951 (1951-07-14)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$698,000[1]
Box office$2,342,000[1]
$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

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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

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Production

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Filming started December 1950.[4]

Reception

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Box office

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According to Warner Bros records the film earned $1,735,000 domestically and $607,000 foreign.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ Vagg, Stephen (February 14, 2020). "Helena Carter: An Appreciation". Filmink.
  4. ^ ROONEY TO APPEAR IN COLUMBIA FILM: He Will Play Role of a Clown in 'Center Ring,' Scheduled. for Production in April Of Local Origin By THOMAS F. BRADY Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. 25 Dec 1950: 23.
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