The Guns of Fort Petticoat

April. 01,1957      NR
Rating:
6.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Audie Murphy as  Lt. Frank Hewitt
Kathryn Grant as  Anne Martin
Hope Emerson as  Hannah Lacey
Jeff Donnell as  Mary Wheller
Jeanette Nolan as  Cora Melavan
Sean McClory as  Emmett Kettle
Ernestine Wade as  Hetty
Peggy Maley as  Lucy Conover
Isobel Elsom as  Mrs. Charlotte Ogden
Patricia Tiernan as  Stella Leatham

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