Only the Valiant

Apr 13, 1951

1h 45m

★ 6.3

GREGORY PECK, AS CAPTAIN LANCE, WHO GAVE FORT INVINCIBLE ITS NAME!

Overview

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

William Cagney Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Capt. Richard Lance

Gregory Peck

Cathy Eversham

Barbara Payton

Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist

Ward Bond

Lt. William Holloway

Gig Young

Sgt. Ben Murdock

Neville Brand

Trooper Kebussyan

Lon Chaney Jr.

Joe Harmony

Jeff Corey

Trooper Rutledge

Warner Anderson

Trooper Onstot

Steve Brodie

Lt. Jerry Winters

Dan Riss

Trooper Saxton

Terry Kilburn

Col. Drumm

Herbert Heyes

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