| Joel McCrea | ... | William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody | |
| Maureen O'Hara | ... | Louisa Frederici Cody | |
| Linda Darnell | ... | Dawn Starlight | |
| Thomas Mitchell | ... | Ned Buntline | |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | Sergeant Chips McGraw | |
| Anthony Quinn | ... | Chief Yellow Hand | |
| Moroni Olsen | ... | Senator Frederici | |
| Frank Fenton | ... | Murdo Carvell | |
| Matt Briggs | ... | General Blazier | |
| George Lessey | ... | Mr. Schyler Vandervere | |
| Frank Orth | ... | Sherman - Shooting Gallery Owner | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Carl Andre | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Aylesworth | ... | Pool Player Debunking Cody (uncredited) | |
| Evelyn Beresford | ... | Queen Victoria (uncredited) | |
| Edward Biby | ... | Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Sidney Blackmer | ... | Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited) | |
| Billy Bletcher | ... | Short Man (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Borden | ... | Shooting Gallery Heckler (uncredited) | |
| George Bronson | ... | Strong Man (uncredited) | |
| Lyle Brown | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Jack Carry | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Wheaton Chambers | ... | Customer (uncredited) | |
| George Chandler | ... | Trooper Clancy (uncredited) | |
| Freddie Chapman | ... | Boy at Shooting Gallery (uncredited) | |
| Ben Corbett | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Frank Cordell | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| John Dilson | ... | President Rutherford B. Hayes (uncredited) | |
| Larry Dods | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Lester Dorr | ... | Clerk at Council Bluffs (uncredited) | |
| Tatzumbia Dupea | ... | Old Indian Woman (uncredited) | |
| Elmer Ellingwood | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| John Epper | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| George Fiske | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Vincent Graeff | ... | Crippled Boy (uncredited) | |
| Fred Graham | ... | Editor (uncredited) | |
| William Haade | ... | Barber (uncredited) | |
| Reed Hadley | ... | Narrator (uncredited) | |
| Cordell Hickman | ... | Negro Boy at Shooting Gallery (uncredited) | |
| Stuart Holmes | ... | Arcade Extra (uncredited) | |
| Robert Homans | ... | Policeman Muldoon (uncredited) | |
| Don House | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Jack House | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Gordon Jones | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Juaregui | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Fred Kennedy | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| John Konorez | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Larry Lawson | ... | Adjutant (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Loft | ... | Barker (uncredited) | |
| Gerald Mackey | ... | Boy at Shooting Gallery (uncredited) | |
| James Magill | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Chief Many Treaties | ... | Chief Tall Bull (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Martin | ... | Indian Servant (uncredited) | |
| Kermit Maynard | ... | Trooper Smith (uncredited) | |
| Frank McCarroll | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Pat McKee | ... | Street Extra (uncredited) | |
| Merlyn Nelson | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Nichols | ... | Boy at Shooting Gallery (uncredited) | |
| Georgie Nokes | ... | Boy at Shooting Gallery (uncredited) | |
| Cliff Parkinson | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Bob Perry | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| John Reese | ... | Tough Guy (uncredited) | |
| Walt Robbins | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Merrill Rodin | ... | Bellboy (uncredited) | |
| Syd Saylor | ... | Barker (uncredited) | |
| Phil Schumacher | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Audrey Scott | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Jack Shannon | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Clint Sharp | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| George Sherwood | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Joe P. Smith | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Edwin Stanley | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Harry Strang | ... | Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Nick Thompson | ... | Medicine Man (uncredited) | |
| Chief Thundercloud | ... | Crazy Horse (uncredited) | |
| Harry Tyler | ... | Barker (uncredited) | |
| Cecil Weston | ... | Maid (uncredited) | |
| Buster Wiles | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Henry Wills | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Alan Yazloff | ... | Kit Carson Cody (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| William A. Wellman | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Æneas MacKenzie | (screenplay) (as Aeneas MacKenzie) & | |
| Clements Ripley | (screenplay) and | |
| Cecile Kramer | (screenplay) | |
| Frank Winch | (story) | |
| John Larkin | contributing writer (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Harry Sherman | .... | producer (as Harry A. Sherman) | |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| David Buttolph | |||
| Arthur Lange | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Leon Shamroy | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| James B. Clark | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| James Basevi | |||
| Lewis H. Creber | (as Lewis Creber) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Thomas Little | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| René Hubert | (as Rene Hubert) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Guy Pearce | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Sid Bowen | .... | unit manager (uncredited) | |
| R.L. Hough | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
| Charles Stallings | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Otto Brower | .... | second unit director | |
| Joseph C. Behm | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
| William Eckhardt | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Fred J. Rode | .... | associate set decorator | |
| Ben Wurtzel | .... | construction supervisor (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Alfred Bruzlin | .... | sound | |
| Roger Heman Sr. | .... | sound (as Roger Heman) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Fred Sersen | .... | special photographic effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Ben Corbett | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Frank Cordell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| John Epper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| George Fiske | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Fred Graham | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jackie Hamblin | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Howard Hill | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jack House | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Juaregui | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Fred Kennedy | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Kermit Maynard | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Frank McCarroll | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Cliff Parkinson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Phil Schumacher | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Audrey Scott | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Jack Shannon | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Clint Sharp | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Joe Smith | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Buster Wiles | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Henry Wills | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Sam Benson | .... | wardrobe (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Emil Newman | .... | musical director | |
| Arthur Morton | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| David Raksin | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Natalie Kalmus | .... | technicolor director | |
| Richard Mueller | .... | associate technicolor director | |
| Joe De Young | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Dick Dickson | .... | assistant: Harry Sherman (uncredited) | |
| Howard Hill | .... | archery expert (uncredited) | |
| Ray C. Moore | .... | location manager (uncredited) | |
| Lt. Col. J.G. Taylor | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Chief Thundercloud | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
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This film is a hidden gem in western film lore and has fine work by Joel McCrea in the title role. The movie has great color and scenery, a fine cast, a great battle scene, and genuinely poignant moments. The random slaughter of buffalo is the spark that sets off a powder keg that explodes with Indians going on the warpath to drive the white invaders from their hunting grounds. The thrilling clash of red and blue at War Bonnet Gorge is perhaps the best ever filmed by any major studio on any level. The fight symbolized the struggle of two cultures and a way of life that the Indians fought desperately to preserve. The soldiers and Indians are a blur in a savage mixture of military conflict that forever broke the resistance of the Plains Indians to westward expansion. Maureen O'Hara is pretty as Mrs. Cody and Thomas Mitchell does well in his role as Ned Buntline.