Fargo 72 years old
HE BLAZED HIS WAY ACROSS SAVAGE PLAINS...and wrote his name in powder-smoke...in the town the law forgot!
The brother (House Peters Jr.) of rancher Bill Martin (Bill Elliott) is killed in a stampede started by cattleman. Bill returns to the Fargo country to take his brother's place and is welcomed by law-abiding cattleman MacKenzie (Jack Ingram)) and his daughter Kathy (Phyllis Coates). The leader of the ruthless cattle interests are townsman Austin (Arthur Space) and his henchmen Red (Myron Healey), Link (Robert J. Wilke) and Albord (Terry Frost). Bill has the idea of putting up barbed wire to keep the herds from been driven over the land cultivated by the farmers. He, aided by Tad Sloan (Fuzzy Knight), produces the wire by make-shift methods, but it proves effective. The cattleman charge in court that the wire is dangerous to their herds but lose the case. Austin orders his men to seize Bill, bale him in strands of the wire, and throw him on the stage of the town hall during a fall festival. Bill doesn't take kindly to this and it precipitates open war.
Credits
Fargo Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Coates She was 25, now 97 years old | as Kathy MacKenzie |
| Fuzzy Knight He was 51, 74 years old when he died | as Tad Sloan |
| Robert Bray He was 34, 65 years old when he died | as Ed Murdock |
| Denver Pyle He was 32, 77 years old when he died | as Carey |
| Robert J. Wilke He was 38, 74 years old when he died | as Link - Henchman (as Robert Wilke) |
| Richard Reeves He was 40, 54 years old when he died | as Bartender |
| Myron Healey He was 29, 82 years old when he died | as Red Olsen |
| Stanley Andrews He was 61, 77 years old when he died | as Judge Bruce |
| Tim Ryan He was 20, 16 years old when he died | as Sam |
| Terry Frost He was 36, 87 years old when he died | as Alvord - Henchman |
| Arthur Space He was 43, 74 years old when he died | as Austin |
| Gene Roth He was 49, 73 years old when he died | as Blacksmith (as Eugene Roth) |
| Florence Lake She was 48, 76 years old when she died | as Maggie |
| Jack Ingram He was 18, now 54 years old | as Rancher MacKenzie |
| Wild Bill Elliott He was 47, 61 years old when he died | as Bill Martin |
Fargo Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Joseph F. Poland as Writer. He was 60 (69) years old when He died | Writing |
| Vincent M. Fennelly as Producer. He was 32 (80) years old when He died | Production |
| Jack DeWitt as Writer. He was 52 (81) years old when He died | Writing |
| Lewis D. Collins as Director. He was 53 (55) years old when He died | Directing |
Fargo (72 years)
HE BLAZED HIS WAY ACROSS SAVAGE PLAINS...and wrote his name in powder-smoke...in the town the law forgot!
- Release day: Sunday, September 07, 1952
- Runtime: 69 minutes