Despite their fighting on opposite sides during the Civil War, brothers Vance and Jeb Britton have to set their differences aside in order to survive an Indian attack.Despite their fighting on opposite sides during the Civil War, brothers Vance and Jeb Britton have to set their differences aside in order to survive an Indian attack.Despite their fighting on opposite sides during the Civil War, brothers Vance and Jeb Britton have to set their differences aside in order to survive an Indian attack.
Noah Beery Jr.
- Sgt. Calhoun
- (as Noah Beery)
Peter Hansen
- Lt. Crosby
- (as Peter Hanson)
Ivan Bell
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Chris Willow Bird
- Chi
- (uncredited)
Nick Borgani
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Charles Brunner
- Apache Indian
- (uncredited)
- …
James Burke
- Stagecoach Driver
- (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody
- Mangas Coloradas
- (uncredited)
Bill Coontz
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Richard Crane
- Lt. McReady
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRonald Reagan was a serious breeder of horses during this period of his career and insisted on riding his favorite mare in this film. The horse had to be expressed by railroad to the location, and according to co-star Rhonda Fleming, while the studio horses wilted in the desert, Reagan's mount was fresh for every take.
- GoofsMr. Delacourt mentions the amount of "red tape" in Washington. The movie takes place during the Civil War. The term "red tape" didn't come into use till after the war when veterans had to physically go to Washington DC to collect their pensions. The piles of personnel records were tied up with red ribbons (tape), thus the term came into use.
- Quotes
Capt. Vance Britten: A man who is free to choose, will always choose peace.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: THE SANTA FE TRAIL-!
In 1862 the Confederate Army of the Southwest was defeated and driven back into Texas . . . . .
The trail was open . . . .
Here lay the road to bind the Union tight . . .
The artery to supply its bleeding troops - - with gold, food and leather from the West.
BUT . . . .
- ConnectionsReferenced in Head of the Class: Politics of Love (1990)
Featured review
Horse Opera that is very light entertainment
Reagan is star top-billed in this Paramount oater from 1951. Non- big budget movie was a surprise big hit in 1951. It also stars Rhonda Fleming, a woman it was could not photograph badly from any angle, and it shows in this movie, though her role isn't major. She plays the girl. She wasn't exactly known for her acting chops. The plot has the makings for a great Western, two brothers take different sides in the civil war. Reagan is a Confederate while Benett is a Union officer. Also involved is a certain benevolent look at the Indians - in the fifties, one can easily see the changing tone of Hollywood's outlook on the Indians; from snarly wordless caricatures to humane three dimensional characters, mainly highlighted by the James Stewart movie, Broken Arrow. Dances with wolves, this is not but it tries, as it has a white man as the Apache chief, an ex military officer who turned Injun after marrying an Indian. He was ousted from the army for this. Also, to be noted, Reagan and Bennett don't have anything really negative to say about the Indians. They are just interested in their war and just want to keep the Indians from getting involved. It is the supporting characters who are portrayed bug-eyed yellow in their thinking of the red man as the colloquial connotations go. But a notorious third act finale bruises all the good will the earlier sessions had earned. In this act, Bennett and Reagan, that is Confederate and Union team up to slaughter the Indians in a battle that was superceded by the white man. You can argue for this scene, in a pseudo " man must survive" argument that states that even if I'm on the wrong, I shouldn't just stand by the chop me to pieces. Man must defend himself. But staging of the battle is certainly cliched and flimsy as the Indians ride straight into a gauntlet set up by the allies. Right smack into it as they are shot of their horses. And do they change strategy? No. They keep running into the awaiting bullets. It should be noted that earlier, Bennett notes they are outnumbered 50-1. How original? Good entertainment especially the first two-thirds that focuses on Regan's derring-do.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,225,000
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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