John Ford Director, Producer Ben Johnson Travis Blue Actor Joanne Dru Denver Actor Ward Bond Elder Wiggs Actor Harry Carey Jr. Sandy Actor Charles Kemper Uncle Shiloh Clegg Actor Jane Darwell Sister Ledeyard Actor Alan Mowbray Dr. A. Locksley Hall Actor Ruth Clifford Fleuretty Phyffe Actor Russell Simpson Adam Perkins Actor Kathleen O'Malley Prudence Perkins Actor James Arness Floyd Clegg Actor Fred Libby Reese Clegg Actor Hank Worden Luke Clegg Actor Mickey Simpson Jesse Clegg Actor Francis Ford Mr. Peachtree Actor Cliff Lyons Marshall of Crystal City Actor Movita Young Navajo Indian Actor Jim Thorpe Navajo Actor Chuck Hayward Jackson (uncredited) Actor Frank S. Nugent Screenwriter Patrick Ford Screenwriter Merian C. Cooper Producer Bert Glennon Cinematographer Jack Murray Film Editing James Basevi Art Director Joseph Kish Set Decoration