Only the Valiant (1950)
- Starring:
- Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gordon M. Douglas
- Category:
- Westerns
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Originally conceived as a Gary Cooper western, Only the Valiant reached the screen with Gregory Peck in the lead. Peck plays Richard Lance, a strictly by-the-book Army captain. Though hated by his men, Lance is respected for his military know-how. This comes in very handy when Lance and a detachment of troops attempt to reach, and then hold, an unguarded Army garrison in the middle of Apache Country. Among the film's he-man contingent are Ward Bond, Gig Young, Lon Chaney Jr., Neville Brand, Jeff Corey and Steve Brodie, all delivering topnotch performances. The nominal leading lady is Barbara Payton, whose real-life tragedies were far more dramatic than any film she appeared in. Only the Valiant was based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 105 mins
Complete Cast:
- Gregory Peck - Capt. Richard Lance
- Ward Bond - Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
- Lon Chaney, Jr. - Trooper Kebussyan
- Jeff Corey - Joe Harmony
- Steve Brodie - Trooper Onstot
- Terry Kilburn - Trooper Saxton
- Art Baker - Capt. Jennings
- Nana Bryant - Mrs. Drumm
- Barbara Payton - Cathy Eversham
- Gig Young - Lt. William Holloway
- Neville Brand - Sgt. Ben Murdock
- Warner Anderson - Trooper Rutledge
- Dan Riss - Lt. Jerry Winters
- Herbert Heyes - Col. Drumm
- Hugh Sanders - Capt. Eversham
- Michael Ansara - Tucsos
- Director(s):
- Gordon M. Douglas
- Writer(s):
- Harry Brown, Edmund H. North
- Producer(s):
- William Cagney
- Categories:
- Westerns
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