

Western
Overview
Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and carpetbaggers, hiding behind the legal protection of the Union Army of occupation, had taken over the state. Federal Captain Porter, a Texan, has to carry out orders against his own people. He brings in the rebel leader Ben Westman whom he knows is innocent of a murder that he is accused of. In trying to prove his innocence, Porter himself becomes a wanted man.
Top Cast


Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
Capt. David Porter
Randolph Scott
Capt. David Porter


Lex Barker
Lex Barker
Capt. Bill Hodges
Lex Barker
Capt. Bill Hodges


Phyllis Kirk
Phyllis Kirk
Norah Porter
Phyllis Kirk
Norah Porter


Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
Ben Westman
Charles McGraw
Ben Westman


Henry Hull
Henry Hull
Lt. Col. Chandler
Henry Hull
Lt. Col. Chandler


Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joseph Standish
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joseph Standish


Hugh Sanders
Hugh Sanders
H.L. Balfour
Hugh Sanders
H.L. Balfour


Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler
Mike Faraday
Lane Chandler
Mike Faraday


James Brown
James Brown
Conrad
James Brown
Conrad


Fess Parker
Fess Parker
Kirby
Fess Parker
Kirby
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