Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.
Cast
John Wayne
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
Maureen O'Hara
Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
Ben Johnson
Trooper Travis Tyree
Claude Jarman Jr.
Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke
Harry Carey, Jr.
Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone
Chill Wills
Dr. Wilkins
J. Carrol Naish
Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
Victor McLaglen
Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon
Grant Withers
U.S. Deputy Marshal
Peter Ortiz
Capt. St. Jacques
Steve Pendleton
Capt. Prescott
Karolyn Grimes
Margaret Mary
Alberto Morin
Lieutenant
Stan Jones
Sergeant
Fred Kennedy
Trooper Heinze
Ken Curtis
Donnelly - Regimental Singer (uncredited)
Tommy Doss
Regimental Singer (uncredited)
Hugh Farr
Regimental Singer (uncredited)
Karl Farr
Regimental Singer (uncredited)
Shug Fisher
Regimental Singer/Bugler (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
Soldier (uncredited)
Lee Morgan
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Sergeant (uncredited)
Lloyd Perryman
Regimental Singer (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Officer / Indian Fires Arrow Into Col. York's Chest (uncredited)
Barlow Simpson
Indian Chief (uncredited)
Patrick Wayne
Boy (uncredited)
Crew
John Ford
Director, Producer
James Kevin McGuinness
Screenplay
Jack Murray
Editor
Barbara Ford
Assistant Editor
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Wingate Smith
Assistant Director
Merian C. Cooper
Producer
Adele Palmer
Costume Design
Peggy Gray
Hairstylist
Bob Mark
Makeup Supervisor
Cliff Lyons
Second Unit Director, Stunts
Archie Stout
Second Unit Director of Photography
Earl Crain Sr.
Sound
Howard Wilson
Sound
Howard Lydecker
Special Effects
Theodore Lydecker
Special Effects
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Stan Jones
Songs
Dale Evans
Songs
George Coleman
Transportation Captain
John McCarthy Jr.
Set Decoration
Charles S. Thompson
Set Decoration
Whitey Gibbs
Construction Manager
Dudley Holmes
Props
Philip Kieffer
Technical Advisor
Jerry Brown
Stunts
Everett Creach
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
John Hudkins
Stunts
Fred Kennedy
Stunts
Frank McGrath
Stunts
Chuck Roberson
Stunts
Bob Rose
Stunts
Barlow Simpson
Stunts
Terry Wilson
Stunts
Jack N. Young
Stunts
Norm Taylor
Stunt Double
Herbert J. Yates
Presenter
Lee Lukather
Unit Manager
James Warner Bellah
Original Story
Frank Hotaling
Art Direction
Sidney Cutner
Orchestrator
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Sid Davis
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