John Ford Director Jeffrey Hunter Lt. Tom Cantrell Actor Woody Strode 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge Actor Constance Towers Mary Beecher Actor Billie Burke Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate Actor Juano Hernandez Sgt. Matthew Luke Skimore Actor Willis Bouchey Col. Otis Fosgate Actor Carleton Young Capt. Shattuck Actor Judson Pratt Lt. Mulqueen Actor William Henry Capt. Dwyer (uncredited) Actor Walter Reed Capt. McAfee (uncredited) Actor Chuck Hayward Capt. Dickinson (uncredited) Actor Mae Marsh Nellie (uncredited) Actor Fred Libby Chandler Hubble (uncredited) Actor Charles Seel Dr. Walter Eckner (uncredited) Actor Jack Pennick Sergeant (uncredited) Actor Estelle Winwood Spectator (uncredited) Actor James Warner Bellah Screenwriter Willis Goldbeck Screenwriter, Producer Patrick Ford Producer Bert Glennon Cinematographer Jack Murray Film Editing Howard Jackson Original Music Eddie Imazu Art Director Frank M. Miller Set Decoration Marjorie Best Costume Design