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13 Fighting Men
13 Fighting Men
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harry W. Gerstad
Screenplay by	Robert Hamner; Jack W. Thomas
Produced by	Jack Leewood
Starring	Grant Williams; Brad Dexter; Carole Mathews; Robert Dix; Richard Garland; Richard Crane
Cinematography	Walter Strenge
Edited by	Harry W. Gerstad and John Bushelman
Music by	Irving Gertz
Production; company	Associated Producers Inc
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	April 1960;
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

13 Fighting Men is a 1960 American drama film directed by Harry W. Gerstad and written by Robert Hamner and Jack W. Thomas. The film stars Grant Williams, Brad Dexter, Carole Mathews, Robert Dix, Richard Garland and Richard Crane.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The film was released in April 1960 by 20th Century Fox.^[5]

Plot

Though the War Between The States has officially ended, a group of Confederate soldiers continues to fight for their own cause, laying siege to a small group of Union soldiers holed up in a farmhouse who are guarding a substantial amount of gold coins for a federal agent. The story comes off okay in this noticeably low-budget effort thanks to all the personalities this film features. The presence of all that gold seems to affect all of them in interesting ways. The farm owner is a Union army vet who converted to pacifism after experiencing the war, while his wife is trying to attract the Union commander who is trying to protect the gold from both his men and the Confederates, who include some strange characters, one of which is Ted Knight.

Cast

Grant Williams as Capt. John Forrest
Brad Dexter as Maj. Simon Boyd
Carole Mathews as Carole Prescott
Robert Dix as Lt. Wilcox
Richard Garland as Capt. John Prescott
Richard Crane as Loomis
Rayford Barnes as Sgt. Yates
Rex Holman as Root
John Erwin as Cpl. McLean
Boyd Holister as Pvt. Jensen
Mauritz Hugo as Walter Ives
Richard Monahan
Ted Knight as Samuel
Fred Kohler Jr. as Corey
Stephen Ferry as Sgt. Wade
I. Stanford Jolley as Pvt. Ebb
Walter Reed as Col. Jeffers
John Frederick as Lee
Mark Hickman as Sgt. Mason
Ford Dunhill as Pvt. Harper
Brad Harris as Pvt. Fowler
Earl Holmes as Confederate Soldier
Richard Jeffries as Jimmy
Jerry Mobley as Sentry

Production

The film was announced in September 1959.^[6] Filming started in December.^[7]

Reception

The New York Daily News awarded 13 Fighting Men two and a half stars, calling it "... a cut above the average Civil War story ... There is suspense and melodrama. ... Performances are surprisingly good."^[8]

References

^ "AFI|Catalog".
^ "13 Fighting Men (1960) – Overview". TCM.com. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
^ Eleanor Mannikka (2015). "13-Fighting-Men – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
^ "13 Fighting Men". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
^ "13 FIGHTING MEN". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 27. 1960. p. 116. ProQuest 1305827011.
^ Scott, J. L. (11 September 1959). "Carol Channing's show booked here". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167487384.
^ Scheuer, P. K. (4 December 1959). "Brendan Behan hit bought for picture". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167538444.
^ Dowling, Maxine (1960-09-06). "A Civil War Tale Retold". Daily News. New York. p. 57.