Only the Valiant

(1951)

105 minutes
 
Western

Directed by Gordon Douglas

Cast:

Gregory Peck as Captain Richard Lance
Barbara Payton as Cathy Eversham
Ward Bond as Corporal Timothy Gilchrist
Gig Young as Lieutenant Bill Holloway
Lon Chaney Jr. as Trooper Kebussyan 
Neville Brand as Sergeant Ben Murdock
Jeff Corey as Joe Harmony
Warner Anderson as Trooper Rutledge
Steve Brodie as Trooper Onstot
Dan Riss as Lieutenant Jerry Winters
Terry Kilburn as Trooper Saxton
Herbert Heyes as Colonel Drumm
Art Baker as Captain Jennings
Michael Ansara as Tucsos
Nana Bryant as Mrs. Drumm
David Clarke as guardhouse sentry (uncredited)
John Doucette as sergeant (uncredited)
 

Captain Richard Lance is unjustly held responsible, by his men and his girlfriend, for an Indian massacre and the death of beloved Lt. Holloway. Holloway is killed while escorting a dangerous Indian chief to another fort's prison. The chief escapes. Knowing their fort is in danger of Indian attack, Lance takes a small group of army misfits to an abandoned nearby army fort to defend a mountain pass against the oncoming Indian assault. Their mission is to stall for time until reinforcements from another fort arrive. The men in this small group of malcontents, deserters, psychopaths and cowards all hate Captain Lance and wish him dead. Much to their chagrin, the men recognize that Lance's survival instincts, military knowledge and leadership are the only chance the group has of staying alive.