6.0
Summary
The Arizona wilderness, 1880. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell sends a message telling Capt. Walsh, who is escorting a wagon-train through Apache territory, heading for the fort at Furnace Creek, that he should cancel the escort and rush to another town. Apache leader "Little Dog" is leading the attack on the wagon-train and massacring everyone at the poorly manned fort. As a result the treaty is broken with the Indians and the white settlers take over the territory with the help of the cavalry, as the Apaches are wiped out and only "Little Dog" remains at large. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell is court-martial-led for treason.
Cast
Victor Mature
Cash Blackwell / Tex Cameron
Coleen Gray
Molly Baxter
Glenn Langan
Capt. Rufe Blackwell / Sam Gilmore
Reginald Gardiner
Capt. Grover A. Walsh
Albert Dekker
Edward Leverett
Fred Clark
Bird
Charles Kemper
Peaceful Jones
Robert Warwick
Gen. Fletcher Blackwell
George Cleveland
Judge
Roy Roberts
Al Shanks
Willard Robertson
Gen. Leads
Griff Barnett
Appleby
J. Farrell MacDonald
Pops Murphy (uncredited)
Jay Silverheels
Little Dog (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Stranger (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
Jose Artego (uncredited)
Crew
Director
H. Bruce Humberstone
Story
David Garth
Writer
Winston Miller
Writer
Charles G. Booth
Reviews
John Chard
November 9, 2013
7
Rufe and Cash.
Fury at Furnace Creek is directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and collectively written by Charles G. Booth, Winston Miller and David Garth. It stars Victor Mature, Glenn Langan, Coleen Gray, Albert Dekker and Reginald Gardiner. Music is by David Raksin and cinematography by Harry Jackson.
When General Blackwell (Robert Warwick) is accused of instigating an Apache massacre, he refutes the allegation so strongly in court he keels over and dies. With the family name tarnished, the estranged Blackwell brothers (Mature and Langan) must put aside their differences to hopefully unearth the truth and clear their father's name.
Nice. Without bringing new dimensions to this formula of plotting, Fury at Furnace Creek is stylish and doesn't take the easy narrative options so prevalent in other Westerns of the 40s. Sure, the standard action quotient is adhered to, with Apache attack, pursuits, saloon shoot-out and the good versus bad finale, but screenplay and scripting has an intelligence about it; and the cast performances coupled with Jackson's shadowy infused black and white photography, make this well worthy of a look by the Western faithful. 7/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
