The Last Outpost

1951 "They lived hard ... they fought hard ... they loved hard ... and they died hard !"
5.9| 1h29m| NR| en
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The cavalry defend a small town from indians.

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PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Portia Hilton Blistering performances.
Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
denis888 Ronald Reagan was a great President, true. he was a decent horse-rider, and a very sweet, radiant personality. But as an actor, he was rather second-rate and very forgettable, indeed. Well, yes, you can watch his movies, turn it off and then easily forget what was in the movie ten minutes later/ This movie is a typical example - a very much of a period piece, with all the obvious errata goofs of that era - rather predictable plot, unrealistic love-part,typical portrayal of Indians, and some extremely cheap dialogs, which you can utter a second before a word spells out form a speaker's lips. Battle scenes are funny in fact, too. They have no suspense and deliver no thrill. A very good B-movie, with a very average casting and all the plot twists that you can imagine. Some sprinkle of humor often seems to be at odd with the general mood of the film, and very generic performance of all characters make this movie very lightweight, unserious and not memorable. Yup, Reagan grew to some grand things a bit later, smiling his way up. Here, even his smile is a bit of a lame duckie.
MartinHafer Historically speaking, "The Last Outpost" is a dumb mess. And, logically speaking, it's not a lot better. It's a film best enjoyed with your brain completely turned off--otherwise your pesky mind will balk at the writing and silly plot.This film is set during the Civil War. One brother (the dull one) fights for the North, the other (the duller one) fights for the South. And, it just so happens that BOTH are out West when 99.9% of their compatriots are fighting well to the East...what are the odds?! Anyway, the Southern soldier is on a secret mission to contact the Indians and be sure they stay out of the war. The one fighting for the North has been ordered to help the Indian agent from Washington--but the agent has an insane plan to get the Indians to fight for the Union and take Confederate scalps (though HOW you tell it's a Southern and Northern scalp is beyond me). This Northern officer HATES this and later catches his brother in a Union uniform--acting as a spy! The Southern brother escapes and soon the Indians attack. Just as it looks as if all the civilians and Union soldiers will be massacred, the Southern Cavalry arrives to save the say and all are happy friends (that is, aside from all the Natives who were just killed) and have a pizza party (I added this final part but who would notice?!).As a retired American history teacher, I just don't know where to start. ALL of this is complete fiction--all of it. None of this happened, nor would Southern soldiers swoop in to save the day. And, if they did (which they wouldn't), they wouldn't have all left good friends!! This brainless plot wasn't even especially entertaining and overall it's one of Ronald Reagan's dullest films. Even the presence of the incredibly pretty Rhonda Fleming wasn't enough to breath any life into this dumb film.
frederickzirin-1 In the later part of the Civil War, or War Between the States, if you will, one might have found few or some rebel officers dashing around in clearly dazzling tailored uniforms, but, in this movie, even the lowest enlisted men looked like they were ready for inspection, not dirty as they would have been after several charges into enemy ranks, nor did their uniforms and boots appear haggard or well-worn as they should have been after 3 years of close conflict with the Yankees in several well-fought campaigns. As an avid reader of related literature, I know that the southern soldiers were unmatched in dedication and loyalty to their cause, and that they had little money to splurge on spectacular articles of clothing. A good portion of the southern troops wore their own clothing. I imagine that Hollywood financed this company of men to look good, and they did. I was impressed, and this movie is probably why I personally preferred the uniforms of the Confederacy to those of the North, even though I was born and raised in New England. Remembering this movie after 30 plus years, and then seeing it again recently has only confirmed my appreciation for the looks of those gray uniforms, but not the overall content of the movie. Ronald Reagan was a top box office draw when he made this movie; he demonstrated to me that a gentleman of the South could still be a good American even if he was not a soldier of the Union forces. These words are only my opinion, and were not intended to offend anyone, but, there it is.
Michael Morrison All them Yankee writers in Hollywood usually manage to make at least one stupid mistake per script when they try to depict Southerners. When the Noah Beery character says to his commanding officer, played by Ronald Reagan, "Y'all gonna get us killed," it didn't quite ruin the movie -- "y'all" is a plural, and no real Southerner has ever said "y'all" to one person -- but did detract. The cast is quite good -- Rhonda Fleming seems almost the reason Technicolor was invented; Ronald Reagan made a great cowboy or, in this case, cavalry officer -- the story is intriguing; the battle scene near the end begins with a spine-tingling charge that, every time I see it, literally sends chills down my spine. Overall, the film is enjoyable, well worth watching.