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Escape from Fort Bravo   1953         N/R, 98 min. Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama Director: John Sturges   Cast: William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest, Richard Anderson, Polly Bergen, Carl Benton Reid, William Campbell, John Lupton, Howard McNear, Glenn Strange, Alex Montoya, Charles Stevens, William Newell, Harry Cheshire   During the Civil War, Confederate Captain John Marsh (John Forsythe) is being held prisoner at the prison camp where Southern belle Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker) is brought in to distract Union Army Captain Roper (William Holden) and aid in a prison break. The ploy works, Roper falls in love with Carla, and she leaves with the escaping rebels including Marsh who has also fallen for Carla. But, Roper catches up with them and leads them back to Fort Bravo. It proves to be a difficult trek—especially when they meet up with a Mescalero Apache hunting party and must form an alliance to fend off the attack. Cast William Holden Capt. Roper Eleanor Parker Carla Forester John Forsythe Capt. John Marsh William Demarest Campbell Richard Anderson Lt. Beecher Polly Bergen Alice Owens Carl Benton Reid Col. Owens William Campbell Cabot Young John Lupton Bailey Howard McNear Watson Glenn Strange Sgt. Compton Alex Montoya Sgt. Chavez Charles Stevens Watson William Newell Symore Harry Cheshire Chaplain