Post-war status undetermined. Truchas | He's believed to be a killer, but the audience knows that there's more to the story. Just to the south was a winter campsite used by the troops for only one season (year ? This settlement is the last remaining colonial town in New Mexico with the original defensive plaza plan (Plaza del Cerro) still intact, although many of its core structures are partially abandoned and neglected. I do not enjoy rating anything with a number.It somehow,cheapens what one has to say about something so close to the heart as a film that moves a grown man to actually stop and write about his feelings. There are a couple of minor twists and turns in the story to hold interest (along with a lot of now-cliched dialogue....occasionally one can put words in the characters' mouths and like clockwork, out if comes!) Like most New Mexico forts, Fort Bayard was established to protect settlers from Indian raids. It's full of good action sequences, the scenes with Clint & child actor Richard Eyer are sweet & the tension between Clint & Brian Keith is pretty cool. We don't hate the characters, but we really don't care one way or the other. Get directions, maps, and traffic for Largo, NM. In 1862 the garrison of NM Volunteers was relocated about 50 miles southeast to a new site near Grants, and the new post was renamed Fort Wingate (1) (see above). Post at Abiquiu Along the way, they meet Clett (Brian Keith), an old associate of Gars' who sells repeating rifles to the highest bidder. (1851), Cimarron The third post's ordnance depot (1863 - 1882) occupied the site of the original fort's log buildings. A Mexican settlers' stone defensive tower once protected the settlement from Apache raids. Camp in Chusco Valley Fort Sumner Post of Taos | ), near Las Vegas Clint Walker and Virginia Mayo star in Fort Dobbs, a Warner Brothers western that bears more than a passing resemblance to John Wayne's classic Hondo. Quarai Torreón | (1865 - 1866), near Fort Union ? When they ride up, there is no water in sight. Fort Dobbs was the only permanent frontier provincial fort in the colony of North Carolina. Firstly, they filmed in Black & White at a time when most movies, particularly westerns, were getting the colour treatment and besides Virginia Mayo the cast had no Marquee names to speak of. It was then garrisoned by 100 soldiers, making it the largest military post in all of northern New Spain at that time. Post at Albuquerque (1863 - 1870), near Tucumcari To get there Davis must avoid a Comanche War Party and deal with a former acquaintance (Brian Keith) a fellow of dubious character. (c. 1815 - 1830), Abo The Spanish settlement Santo Tomás del Río de las Trampas was originally enclosed by a defensive adobe wall (plaza), remnants of the original plaza still remain. Clint Walker is the reformed gunfighter whose reputation places him on the sheriff's wanted poster as fate takes him to a woman's ranch in the midst of an Indian uprising. He's got a few more dimensions than the hero, but not much. (1848 - 1854), Las Vegas Still, she concludes she will have to continue traveling with him to Ft. Dobbs for safety. Initially a U.S. Army Dragoon grazing camp until 1852, then used as an intermittent garrison post (tents and rented quarters). Located on a hill about 650 yards northeast of the site of the Presidio, it was an earthwork with an adobe blockhouse, a dry moat, and mounted 13 guns. ), Cuarteles Post at Galisteo | A temporary U.S. Army Dragoon camp that replaced the Post at Ceboletta. He denies it, but she doesn't believe him. This western follows a familiar genre theme of a loner who comes to the aid of a woman and her son and guides them to safety through Indian country. Some foundations may possibly still remain at the site, about one mile north of town. Kit Carson's 1863 Navajo Campaign. (1849), Jemez Pueblo QUESTIONS ? Fort Sumner. He then escorts them to the presumed safety of a U.S. Cavalry fort. A Spanish-American War assembly camp for state troops was proposed here, but never actually established. (1851 - 1854), Ocate Clett tries to take advantage of Celia, but even though Gar comes to her aid, Celia no longer trusts him because she's found the jacket Gar stole. Spelling variations include Cebolleta, Cibolleta, Sebolleta, Seboyeta, Seyboyeta. (1840's), Manzano VERY LITTLE studio work, a whole lot out OUT DOOR SHOOTING, another high point. Western, Certificate: Passed The Chimayó Museum is also located in the plaza, as well as the Rancho Manzana B&B inn. Located near the junction of the Mountain and Cimarron branches of the Santa Fe Trail. There's a decent final 20 minutes waiting for you if you can make it that far, and Keith is always an interesting actor, but otherwise this is something of a slog. It was a reenactment weekend so there were people cooking, making tools, & making rounds inside the fort. With a posse on his tail Davis uses some trickery to shake the posse but finds himself on foot in Comanche Country. Adventure. The post consisted of rented quarters. He has seen the Comanches on the war path and persuades Celia and her son Chad to accompany him to the nearest cavalry fort: Fort Dobbs. Camp Sierra About half of the original reservation has been transferred to the Navajo and Zuni Nations for commercial and recreational use. Fort Fernando de Taos | A Union (Colorado Volunteers) encampment at Martin Kozlowski's Ranch, located at the eastern end of the Glorieta Pass on the Santa Fe Trail. This, the first of three westerns which Clint Walker made with director Gordon Douglas, tried to expand Clint's career beyond his "Cheyenne" TV series. The budding "romance" between Clint & Virginia Mayo doesn't come off so well, but I remember reading elsewhere that she wasn't too happy about being cast opposite a TV actor & that there was some resulting tension on the set. Looking for something to watch? So much history in this area! He comes up against Brian Keith in a number of scenes, and Keith slaughters him every time. Yelp users haven’t asked any questions yet about. The San Miguel Mission still stands. (1866 - 1869), near Tierra Amarilla A civilian two-story adobe trading post enclosed by a 64-foot square adobe wall with two circular bastions, located on the Santa Fe Trail along the right side of the Mora River, about one mile upstream from the Sapello River. A U.S. Army Dragoon post located about 12 miles south of Cimarron on the Santa Fe Trail. Camp Miles | Fort Wingate. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. The cast makes this routine western seem a cut above the average, and I can't remember any other cowboy getting off more shots per second with his Winchester (other than Chuck Connors on the Rifleman series, of course) than Keith does here. One of the very finest Westerns to ever grace the Siver Screen? From the moment that kids of the 1950s got a look at Clint Walker on the opening episode of Cheyenne (fall, 1955), we knew that he would be the John Wayne of our generation, just as a year earlier Fess Parker as Davy Crockett became our combination of Jimmy Stewart and Gregory Peck. The troops were later transferred to Fort Defiance, Arizona. Two Officers' Quarters still remain, one located at 116 Lincoln Ave., although it has undergone external modification, and the other located at 135 Grant Ave.. This movie is a waste of time. The troops and officers were originally quartered in the old presidio compound. So much history in this area! Algodones Depot | Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Was this review helpful to you? (1840's), Punta Anyone should have felt safe in his care. Camp Navajo Springs | (1852, 1853), near Albuquerque The Battle of Glorieta Pass occurred here on March 28, 1862. A temporary NM Volunteers cavalry tent camp, located about 15 miles east of Bernardo on US 60 at the Socorro / Torrance County line, to protect the pass through the Manzano Mountains. Permitted to ride to Santa Fe to get help, Gar ends up killing Clett for the rifles, bringing them back to save the fort and to win the widow's trust. Things get a little out of hand for Gar and he has to kill his adversary after the ruffian tries to kill him with a shotgun. Camp at Los Lunas Camp Loring (1862), near Pecos A NM National Guard summer training area, known under several different names until 1929. (1862 - 1869), near Village of Fort Sumner Little bit of hiking behind the fort & a cute little gift shop to stop in as well. Camp at Baird's Ranch Fort Butler | (1851 - 1852), Laguna Gar Davis doesn't know his way around women and he pays the price when he latches onto a no-good dame who plays him for a fool. He's the strong silent type (what else?) Camp Miles A sheriff appreciates Gar's help fighting the Indians, but lets him know he must place Gar under arrest. But Warners weren't taking any chances with their "new" star. It is now Walker's duty to get the woman (Mayo) and her boy to the title fort despite the fact that she blames him for her husband's failure to return and he risks arrest once he gets there. Here's the reason - the Indian attack footage is lifted from a 1954 big budget western called The Charge at Feather River. Camp near Casa Colorado Awesome. A civilian trading post was first located here in 1851. Fort Lowell dinky-4 of Minneapolis. Fort Barclay (2) | With Clint Walker, Virginia Mayo, Brian Keith, Richard Eyer. It served as the military headquarters for the frontier company (approximately fifty men) as well as a safe-haven for settlers. A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently began settling there. (National Monument) The new post was established in the old presidio compound, the area bounded by present-day Federal Street and Palace Avenue, and Washington and Grant Aves.. Post at Beck's Ranch | Camp Mule Spring Camp Navajo Springs Towns: Torreon in western Sandoval County; Torreon in western Torrance County. (1846 - 1851), Las Vegas It is a newer national park, still being built. A temporary NM Volunteers outpost located about 20 miles southeast of Fort Union, about where the Mora and Canadian Rivers meet in San Miguel County. Abandoned and reoccupied several times. Mayo doesn't get a lot to do besides scowl and get into trouble, but does have one amusing moment when she realizes that Walker has seen her naked.

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