After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety
Practical Effects
Real Everglades location shooting — no soundstage swamp here.
Acting
Gary Cooper's exhausted charisma carries the entire expedition.
Sound
That scream. You know the one. It started here.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Gary Cooper
Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Mari Aldon
Judy Beckett
Richard Webb
Lt. Richard Tufts
Ray Teal
Pvt. Mohair
Arthur Hunnicutt
Monk
Robert Barrat
Gen. Zachary Taylor
Gregg Barton
Pvt. James W. Tasher
Clancy Cooper
Sgt. Shane
Carl Harbaugh
M. Duprez
Lee Roberts
Pvt. Tibbett
Dan White
Cpl. Peachtree
Sheb Wooley
Pvt. Jessup
Kenneth MacDonald
General's Staff Officer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous 'Wilhelm scream' was first recorded for this film when a character is eaten by an alligator. Sound designer Ben Burtt later found it in a Warner Bros. archive and made it his signature.
Raoul Walsh shot in the actual Everglades in brutal conditions — cast members suffered infections, and Gary Cooper reportedly hated every humid minute.
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