Philadelphia Thursday — Fort Apache Character Profile

About Philadelphia Thursday

Lieutenant Colonel Thursday's daughter. She develops a romantic attraction to Lieutenant O'Rourke, prompting her father's strict disapproval and eventual prohibition of their engagement.

Character Facts

Played by

Shirley Temple

Appears in

Fort Apache (1948)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Philadelphia Thursday — Family Father — Lt. Col. Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda)

  Paternal relationship marked by strict control and traditional expectations.

• Philadelphia Thursday — Romantic Lover — Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke (Ward Bond)

  Mutual romantic attraction leading to an engagement.

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• Capt. Kirby York (John Wayne)
• Lt. Col. Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda)
• Sgt. Beaufort (Pedro Armendáriz)
• Capt. Dr. Wilkens (Guy Kibbee)
• Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke (Ward Bond)
• Ma (barmaid) (Mary Gordon)
• Mrs. Gates (Mae Marsh)
• Capt. Sam Collingwood (George O'Brien)
• Cochise (Miguel Inclán)
• Silas Meacham (Grant Withers)
• Southern Recruit (Hank Worden)
• Lt. Gates (Ray Hyke)