Only the Valiant
Only the Valiant, also known as Fort Invincible, is a 1951 American Western film produced by William Cagney (younger brother of James Cagney), directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, and Ward Bond. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North and Harry Brown, based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Charles Marquis Warren.
Plot
Following the American Civil War, peace is maintained in the New Mexico Territory by Fort Invincible, a fortification set up outside a mountain pass that blocks marauding bands of Apache. The Apache are able to eventually take the fort by cutting off its water supply, then assaulting the fort when its garrison is at its weakest and killing all the defenders.
More details
| author | Harry Brown |
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| contentLocation | New Mexico |
| director | Gordon Douglas |
| editor | Walter Hannemann |
| genre | historical western |
| keywords | american civil war charismatic leader civil war commanding officer cut dangerous mission kill mountain pass new mexico territory set up suicide mission water supply |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman |
| producer | William Cagney |
| productionCompany | William Cagney Productions |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |