Fort Worth (film)


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.

Plot synopsis

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 and Britt has to rethink his journalistic methods to stop him and resort to violence himself.

Cast

Filming started December 1950.

Reception

Box office

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