Movie

Only the Valiant

Released: April 13, 1951 (1951)

Runtime: 105 minutes

Genres: Western

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Ward Bond as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
Age at release: 48
Lon Chaney Jr. as Trooper Kebussyan
Age at release: 45
Dan Riss as Lt. Jerry Winters
Age at release: 41
Warner Anderson as Trooper Rutledge
Age at release: 40
Gig Young as Lt. William Holloway
Age at release: 37
Jeff Corey as Joe Harmony
Age at release: 36
Gregory Peck as Capt. Richard Lance
Age at release: 35
Steve Brodie as Trooper Onstot
Age at release: 31
Neville Brand as Sgt. Ben Murdock
Age at release: 30
Barbara Payton as Cathy Eversham
Age at release: 23

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Nana Bryant as Mrs. Drumm
Age at release: 62
Herbert Heyes as Col. Drumm
Age at release: 61
Art Baker as Capt. Jennings
Age at release: 53
Hugh Sanders as Capt. Eversham
Age at release: 40
Michael Ansara as Tucsos
Age at release: 28
Terry Kilburn as Trooper Saxton
Age at release: 24