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'''Fort Apache''' is a 1948 western film blaming [[George Armstrong Custer]] for [[Custer's Last Stand]], without using his name. The film is directed by John Ford and stars [[Henry Fonda]] as Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday, a bitter, self-centered martinet (and former general, just as Custer was) who brings his daughter Philadelphia (20-year-old [[Shirley Temple]]) to a remote outpost. She immediately becomes the love interest of the shy, excessively formal, recent West Point graduate Lieutenant O'Rourke. [[John Wayne]] and Ward Bond also star.
'''Fort Apache''' is a 1948 western film blaming [[George Armstrong Custer]] for [[Custer's Last Stand]], without using his name. The film is directed by John Ford and stars [[Henry Fonda]] as Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday, a bitter, self-centered martinet (and former general, just as Custer was) who brings his daughter Philadelphia (20-year-old [[Shirley Temple]]) to a remote outpost. She immediately becomes the love interest of the shy, excessively formal, recent West Point graduate Lieutenant O'Rourke. [[John Wayne]] and Ward Bond also star.
The colonel begins his command by requiring strict adherence to the dress code and openly disagreeing with an officer's (prescient) assessment of the fierceness of the Apache tribe. Then he denies that he's a martinet and says they should get to know each other. He seems to have nothing to do but alienate and antagonize his officers and men. Meanwhile, his daughter has nothing to do but wear pretty clothing, attract attention, and pout.
The colonel (portraying Custer) begins his command by requiring strict adherence to the dress code and openly disagreeing with an officer's (prescient) assessment of the fierceness of the Apache tribe. Then he denies that he's a martinet and says they should get to know each other. He seems to have nothing to do but alienate and antagonize his officers and men. Meanwhile, his daughter has nothing to do but wear pretty clothing, attract attention, and pout.
The situation is balanced by Captain York ([[John Wayne]]), an officer with a level head on his shoulders and a profound sense of courtesy, expressed with easy informality.
The situation is balanced by Captain York ([[John Wayne]]), an officer with a level head on his shoulders and a profound sense of courtesy, expressed with easy informality.