The Guns of Fort Petticoat

"GOOD WOMEN...BAD WOMEN...BRAWLING WOMEN...BRAVE WOMEN! They were all soldiers in skirts!"

Apr 1 1957 Approved 1h 22m
Action, Romance, War

Opposing his commanding officer's decision to attack a group of innocent Indians and wipe them out, Lt. Frank Hewitt leaves his post and heads home to Texas. He knows that the attack will send all of the tribes on the warpath and he wants to forewarn everyone. He gets a chilly reception back home however. With most of the men away having enlisted in the Confederate army Frank, a Union officer, is seen by the local women as a traitor. He convinces them of the danger that lies ahead and trains them to repel the attack that will eventually come.

Plot

Lt. Frank Hewitt deserts the Union Army to warn former Texas neighbors of impending Indian attacks triggered by Army massacre. He overcomes initial distrust and convinces the homesteaders (all women whose men are away fighting in the Confederate Army) to take refuge in an abandoned mission. He trains them to fight and shoot in anticipation of the attack. The only other man at the mission runs away o save his scalp and ends up leading the Indians back to the mission. Surrounded and outnumbered, the defenders prepare for the final assault..

Written by

Walter Doniger, C. William Harrison

Directed by

George Marshall

Cast

Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant, Hope Emerson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Brown-Murphy Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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Guns of Fort Petticoat: Trailer
Saturday Westerns - THE GUNS OF FORT PETTICOAT
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