The Guns of Fort Petticoat
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The Guns of Fort Petticoat

GOOD WOMEN...BAD WOMEN...BRAWLING WOMEN...BRAVE WOMEN! They were all soldiers in skirts!

6.3 / 10 1957 1h 22mNR English
WesternActionWar

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Audie Murphy

Audie Murphy

Lt. Frank Hewitt

Lead
Kathryn Grant

Kathryn Grant

Anne Martin

Hope Emerson

Hope Emerson

Hannah Lacey

Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Mary Wheller

Jeanette Nolan

Jeanette Nolan

Cora Melavan

Sean McClory

Sean McClory

Emmett Kettle

Ernestine Wade

Ernestine Wade

Hetty

Peggy Maley

Peggy Maley

Lucy Conover

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Marshall's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Guns of Fort Petticoat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker