Fort Ti

Fort Ti
Directed by William Castle
Produced by Sam Katzman
Screenplay by Robert E. Kent
Story by Robert E. Kent
Starring George Montgomery
Joan Vohs
Music by Ross DiMaggio
Cinematography Lester H. White, Lothrop B. Worth
Edited by William A. Lyon
Production
company
Esskay Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
 May 29, 1953 (1953-05-29)
Running time
 73 min.
Country United States
Language English
Box office $2.6 million

Fort Ti is a 1953 American 3-D Western film directed by William Castle, and starring George Montgomery and Joan Vohs. Written by Robert E. Kent, the film is the first Western to be released in 3-D and the first 3-D feature to be released in Technicolor by a major studio.[1][2] Fort Ti was produced by Esskay Pictures Corporation, and was distributed by Columbia Pictures in the United States.[3]

The film is set in 1759 at Fort Ticonderoga during the French and Indian War.[4]

Cast

Production notes

3-D supervision was by M.L. Gunzburg, creator of the Natural Vision 3-D system that had initiated the 3-D boom, previously used on Bwana Devil and House of Wax.[5] The film was shot at Columbia Studios and on location in Utah and Southern California.[6]

Box office

Fort Ti earned an estimated $2.6 million domestically during its first year of release.[7]

Legacy

In 1982, Fort Ti became the first 3-D film to be broadcast on television in the United Kingdom. The following year, it became the first 3-D film to be broadcast on television in the United States along with the Three Stooges 3-D short Pardon My Backfire.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Zarzynski, Joseph W. (July 18, 2013). "Fort Ticonderoga: It Plays a Role in Movie History". lakegeorgemirrormagazine.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fort Ti: Movie Details". afi.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Martin, Len D. (1991). Columbia Checklist: The Feature Films, Serials, Cartoons, and Short Subjects of Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1922-1988. McFarland. p. 110. ISBN 0-899-50556-2.
  4. ↑ Pitts, Michael R. (2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films (2 ed.). McFarland. p. 113. ISBN 0-786-46372-4.
  5. ↑ The 1953 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 35. J.W. Alicoat. 1953. p. 145.
  6. ↑ Hayes, R. M. (1998). 3-D Movies: A History and Filmography of Stereoscopic Cinema. McFarland. p. 206. ISBN 0-786-40578-3.
  7. ↑ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1953", Variety, January 13, 1954

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