Fort Apache (1948)
Overview
Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 21.932 |
Directed By
John Ford
Crew
John Ford
Frank S. Nugent
James Warner Bellah
Merian C. Cooper
Ann Peck
Richard Hageman
Archie Stout
Jack Murray
James Basevi
Emile LaVigne
Lowell J. Farrell
Joseph I. Kane
Frank Webster
Dave Koehler
Merian C. Cooper
John Ford
William H. Clothier
Cliff Lyons
Frank Parmenter
Jack Pennick
Daniel Hays
Frank Baker
Fred Carson
John Epper
Richard Farnsworth
Fred Graham
John Hudkins
Ben Johnson
Walt La Rue
Cliff Lyons
Ted Mapes
Frank McGrath
Gil Perkins
Bob Rose
Danny Sands
Barlow Simpson
Jack Williams
Terry Wilson
Eddie Fitzgerald
Jack Colconda
Lucien Cailliet
Lucien Cailliet
Joseph Kish
TOP CAST
John Wayne
Capt. Kirby York
Henry Fonda
Lt. Col. Owen Thursday
Shirley Temple
Philadelphia Thursday
Pedro Armendáriz
Sgt. Beaufort
Ward Bond
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
George O’Brien
Capt. Sam Collingwood
Victor McLaglen
Sgt. Festus Mulcahy
Anna Lee
Mrs. Emily Collingwood
Irene Rich
Mrs. Mary O'Rourke
Dick Foran
Sgt. Quincannon
Guy Kibbee
Capt. Dr. Wilkens
Grant Withers
Silas Meacham
Jack Pennick
Sgt. Daniel Schattuck
Ray Hyke
Lt. Gates
Movita
Guadalupe
Miguel Inclán
Cochise
Mary Gordon
Ma (barmaid)
Philip Kieffer
Cavalryman
Mae Marsh
Mrs. Gates
Hank Worden
Southern Recruit
John Agar
2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
Abdullah Abbas
Officer at Dance (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Recruit With Mustache / Accordionist at Serenade (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Stage Driver (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
Newspaperman (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
William Forrest
Reporter (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Frank McGrath
Cpl. Derice (uncredited)
Clyde McLeod
Officer at Dance (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
Officer at Dance (uncredited)
Al Murphy
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
John Rice
Officer at Dance (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher
Soldier (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Officer at Dance (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson
NCO at Dance (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley
Officer at Dance (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Officer at Dance (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Tom O'Feeney (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
Reporter (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel
Officer's Wife (uncredited)
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