69 minutes
9/27/1951
Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually won the battle, shame over his cowardice leads him to lie to his friend Tom and the other soldiers, saying that he had been injured in battle. However, when he learns that his unit will be leading a charge against the enemy, Henry takes the opportunity to face his fears and redeem himself.
Audie Murphy
as The Youth
Bill Mauldin
as The Loud Soldier
Douglas Dick
as The Lieutenant
Royal Dano
as The Tattered Man
John Dierkes
as Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Bill Porter
Tim Durant
as The General
Andy Devine
as The Cheery Soldier
Robert Easton
as Thompson
William Phipps
as Officer (uncredited)
William Schallert
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
John Huston
as Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
Don Anderson
as Soldier (uncredited)
Smith Ballew
as Union Captain (uncredited)
Albert Band
as Union Soldier Fording River (uncredited)
Gregg Barton
as Soldier (uncredited)
Whit Bissell
as Wounded Officer (uncredited)
Robert Board
as Soldier (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Edwin Breen
as Confederate Flag Bearer (uncredited)
Joe Brown Jr.
as Soldier (uncredited)
Benny Burt
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Cavendish
as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Mack Chandler
as Veteran (uncredited)
Robert Cherry
as Singing Soldier (uncredited)
Jimmy Clark
as Stevens (uncredited)
Lyle Clark
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
David Clarke
as Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
John Cliff
as Soldier (uncredited)
John Crawford
as Soldier (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
as Veteran (uncredited)
Bert Davidson
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Bob Davis
as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Dennis Dengate
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
James Dime
as Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
Billy Dix
as Soldier (uncredited)
James Dobson
as Soldier (uncredited)
Gloria Eaton
as Southern Woman at Farm (uncredited)
Lynn Farr
as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Fischer
as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Gene Garrick
as Soldier (uncredited)
William Grueneberg
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Bill Hale
as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
James Harrison
as General's Aide (uncredited)
Joe Haworth
as Soldier (uncredited)
Dick Haynes
as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Jim Hayward
as Soldier (uncredited)
Ed Hinton
as Corporal (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Tennessee Jim
as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
as Veteran (uncredited)
Todd Karns
as Soldier (uncredited)
Norman Kent
as Veteran (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr.
as Veteran (uncredited)
Herb Latimer
as Corporal (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
as Jake - Veteran (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
as Soldier (uncredited)
Casey MacGregor
as Veteran (uncredited)
Joel Marston
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Strother Martin
as Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
Frank McGrath
as Captain (uncredited)
Frank Melton
as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Nichols
as Fat Union Soldier (uncredited)
Lou Nova
as Veteran (uncredited)
Allen O'Locklin
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Ivan Parry
as Soldier (uncredited)
House Peters Jr.
as Passing Soldier - Veteran (uncredited)
William Phillips
as Veteran Officer (uncredited)
Obed 'Bubb' Pickard Jr.
as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
John Piffle
as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Dixon Porter
as Union Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
Lee Roberts
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
William Roberts
as Soldier (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
as Veteran (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson
as Veteran (uncredited)
Glenn Strange
as Colonel (uncredited)
Frank Sully
as Veteran (uncredited)
Hugh Thomas Jr
as Soldier (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Soldier (uncredited)
Dan White
as Sergeant (uncredited)
James Whitmore
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
as Veteran (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Duke York
as Veteran (uncredited)