Hell's Outpost

Hell's Outpost

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joseph Kane
Produced by Joseph Kane
Screenplay by Kenneth Gamet
Starring Rod Cameron
Joan Leslie
Chill Wills
John Russell
Music by R. Dale Butts
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Edited by Richard L. Van Enger
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release dates
  • December 15, 1954 (1954-12-15) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Hell's Outpost is a 1954 American action western crime film directed by Joseph Kane starring Rod Cameron, Joan Leslie, Chill Wills and John Russell.[1][2][3]

Plot

Tully Gibbs arrives in a California mining town looking for Kevin Russel, whose late son Al he had known in Korea during the war. Tully brings letters dictated by Al, who had lost the use of his hands. Kevin is grateful, saying Al had mentioned his friend Tully in previous correspondence.

Wealthy local bully Ben Hodes takes a dislike to Tully, particularly his attentions to Sarah Moffit, a woman Ben wants to have for himself. Challenged to a fight, Tully says he will oblige, provided Ben lends him $10,000 if he wins. Tully then knocks him cold.

Ben keeps his end of the bargain, but after Tully uses the money to begin a rival mining enterprise, Ben sabotages a bulldozer, organizes a roadblock and impedes Tully wherever he attempts to go. Sarah confides in Sam Horne, the newspaper publisher, that she doubts the authenticity of Tully's story about Al's letters.

An attempt by Ben to blow up Tully's mine with dynamite backfires, leaving Ben dead. Tully discovers that Kevin has known all along that he wrote the letters from Korea himself, pretending the sentiments were Al's. He is forgiven, by Sarah as well.

Cast

References

  1. "Hell's Outpost (1954) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  2. "Movie Review - - Screen: Jeep Opera; ' Hell's Outpost' Is a Latter-Day Western". NYTimes.com. 1955-02-26. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  3. "Hell's Outpost". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.

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