A few months after the end of the civil war, Major Drango is sent as military governor in a southern small town, whose citizens he must face the obstility.
Acting
Jeff Chandler's exhausted eyes carry the whole damn film.
Cinematography
Shadowy interiors that feel like everyone's trapped together.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like 1865, not 1957 cosplay.
Director
Hall Bartlett
Jeff Chandler
Major Clint Drango
Joanne Dru
Kate Calder
Julie London
Shelby Ransom
Donald Crisp
Judge Allen
Ronald Howard
Clay Allen
John Lupton
Capt. Marc Banning
Walter Sande
Dr. Blair
Milburn Stone
Col. Bracken
Morris Ankrum
Henry Calder
Parley Baer
George Randolph
Paul Lukather
Burke
Bing Russell
Lieutenant with Supply Wagon
Damian O'Flynn
Gareth Blackford
Barney Phillips
Rev. Giles Cameron
Charles Horvath
Ragan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jeff Chandler broke his back filming a horse fall scene and finished production in a body brace. Method commitment or studio pressure? You decide.
Released during Little Rock integration crisis, its 'healing the South' narrative landed differently than intended—contemporary critics noted the awkward timing.
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