Fort Apachewas released in 1948, shortly before the Western genre hit its peak popularity.

It was unlike anything that had been released before it, both narratively and technically.

Was Fort Apache John Wayne’s Best Western?

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These two movies were hugely influential, butFort Apachedeserves bonus points for coming first.

Neither of them wouldve been made withoutFort Apaches success preceding them.

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John Wayne on a horse in Fort Apache

Henry Fonda and Shirley Temple with cast of Fort Apache.

Fort Apache (1948) Shirley Temple as Miss Philadelphia Thursday

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