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Macho western based on a true story. As Col. John Marlowe, John Wayne leads three Yankee cavalry units on a 300-mile trek to blow up a crucial rail link behind Confederate lines. The mission is made trickier when a southern belle overhears the plan.

Keywords:

Adventure, Drama, War, Western, Based-on-Novel, Based-on-True-Story, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1959) (USA) (2 Star)

Cast:

John Wayne	.... Col. John Marlowe
William Holden	.... Maj. Henry 'Hank' Kendall
Constance Towers	.... Miss Hannah Hunter of Greenbriar
Judson Pratt	.... Sgt. Maj. Kirby
Hoot Gibson	.... Sgt. Brown
Ken Curtis	.... Cpl. Wilkie

Supporting Cast:

Willis Bouchey	.... Col. Phil Secord
Bing Russell	.... Yankee Soldier Amputee
O.Z. Whitehead	.... Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Hank Worden	.... Deacon Clump
Chuck Hayward	.... Union captain
Denver Pyle	.... Jackie Jo
Strother Martin	.... Virgil
Basil Ruysdael	.... The Reverend
Carleton Young	.... Col. Jonathan Miles CSA
William Leslie	.... Maj. Richard Gray
William Henry	.... Confederate lieutenant
Walter Reed	.... Union officer
Anna Lee	.... Mrs. Buford
William Forrest	.... Gen. Steve Hurlbut

Directors:

John Ford

Writers:

Harold Sinclair
John Lee Mahin