Western · United States of America · 1951 · 1h 45m

Only the Valiant

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Director
Gordon Douglas
Cast
Gregory Peck as Capt. Richard Lance Barbara Payton as Cathy Eversham Ward Bond as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist Gig Young as Lt. William Holloway Neville Brand as Sgt. Ben Murdock Lon Chaney Jr. as Trooper Kebussyan
Crew
Lionel Lindon — Director of Photography Robert Seiter — Editor Walter Hannemann — Editor Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer Edmund H. North — Screenplay Harry Brown — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
fortindian attackcalvary
Key Collaborators
Gordon Douglas Director Lionel Lindon Director of Photography Robert Seiter Editor Walter Hannemann Editor Franz Waxman Original Music Composer Edmund H. North Screenplay Harry Brown Screenplay Charles Marquis Warren Novel William Cagney Producer Wiard B. Ihnen Production Design Leah Rhodes Costume Design
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