The Guns of Fort Petticoat poster
6.3/10 1957 1h 22m Released

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

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.

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Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy
Lt. Frank Hewitt
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
Isobel Elsom
Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Charlotte Ogden
Patricia Tiernan
Patricia Tiernan
Stella Leatham
Kim Charney
Kim Charney
Bax Leatham
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
Salt Pork
Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva
Tortilla
James Griffith
James Griffith
Kipper
Pamela Baird
Pamela Baird
Nancy (uncredited)
John Dierkes
John Dierkes
Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)

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John Chard 7/10

Alamo, Rorke's Drift, only with lots of cool women! Lt. Frank Hewitt absconds from the Union Army to warn fellow Texans that Indian attacks are inevitable due to a massacre at Sand Creek. What he finds is that all the men are away fighting in the Confederate Army so the homesteaders are mainly made up of women. Having to first earn their respect and trust, he convinces them to prepare for an Indian attack at a…

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What is The Guns of Fort Petticoat about?
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…
When was The Guns of Fort Petticoat released?
The Guns of Fort Petticoat was released in 1957.
What genres does The Guns of Fort Petticoat belong to?
The Guns of Fort Petticoat is categorised as Western, Action, War.
Who stars in The Guns of Fort Petticoat?
The cast of The Guns of Fort Petticoat includes Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant, Hope Emerson, Jeff Donnell, Jeanette Nolan.