The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert RossenDirector
- Robert RossenScreenplay
- Ivan MoffatScreenplay
- Elie SiegmeisterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gary CooperMajor Thomas Thorn
- Rita HayworthAdelaide Geary
- Van HeflinSgt. John Chawk
- Tab HunterLt. William Fowler
- Richard ConteCpl. Milo Trubee
- Michael CallanPvt. Andrew L. Hetherington
- Dick YorkPvt. Wilbur James Renziehausen
- Robert KeithCol. Rogers
- Edward PlattCol. DeRose
- Carlos RomeroArreaga
- Jim BannonCapt. Paltz
- Maurice JaraCast
Stills
Themes
cavalrymedal of honor