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Fort Vengeance on DVD

When a poker game ends in a gunfight, card cheat Carey Ross (Keith Larsen) and his brother, Dick (James Craig), escape into Canada, one step ahead of the law. Wandering into Saskatchewan, they join the newly formed North West Mounted Police, their knowledge of the Sioux proving invaluable when Sitting Bull attempts to incite the chief of the Blackfoots into joining his war against the white settlers. So when Carey murders a trapper and the chief's son is to hang in his place, Dick must bring in his brother if he's to stop the Blackfoots from joining the Sioux in a full-scale Indian uprising. Costarring Academy Award« winner* Rita Moreno as the half-native daughter of an Irish trader, Fort Vengeance was directed by Lesley Selander, one of the most prolific makers of Western films in history. Starting his directorial career in 1936, he helmed 127 features - 107 of them shoot-'em-ups - before his retirement in 1968. Actress in a Supporting Role, West Side Story, 1961.