The Horse Soldiers

John Ford's Thundering Spectacle

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.

John Wayne

(Col John Marlowe)

William Holden

(Major 'Hank' Kendall)

Constance Towers

(Miss Hannah Hunter)

Judson Pratt

(Sgt Major Kirby)

Hoot Gibson

Ken Curtis

Willis Bouchey

(Col. Phil Secord)

Bing Russell

(Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee)

O. Z. Whitehead

(Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins)

Hank Worden

Chuck Hayward

(Union Captain)

Denver Pyle

Strother Martin

Basil Ruysdael

(The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy))

Carleton Young

(Col. Jonathan Miles, CSA)

William Leslie

William Henry

Walter Reed

(Union Officer)

Anna Lee

William Forrest

(Gen. Steve Hurlburt)

Ron Hagerthy

Russell Simpson

(Henry Goodbody)

Althea Gibson

Gertrude Astor

(Townswoman (uncredited))

Bill Borzage

(Townsman (uncredited))

Danny Borzage

(Old Soldier in Line (uncredited))

John Ford

(Ned (uncredited))

Jack Pennick

(Mitch (uncredited))

Jan Stine

(Hoskins - Dying Soldier (uncredited))

Sam Harris

(Major (uncredited))

David Ahdar

(Soldier (uncredited))

Sarge Allen

(Union Officer (uncredited))

Gordon Carveth

(Townsman (uncredited))

Jack R. Clinton

(Trooper (uncredited))

Otis Courville

(Soldier (uncredited))

Jane Crowley

(Townswoman (uncredited))

Richard H. Cutting

(Gen. William T. Sherman (uncredited))

Duke Fishman

(Prisoner at Newton (uncredited))

Donald Foster

(Dr. Marvin (uncredited))

John George

(Townsman (uncredited))

Helen Gereghty

(Townswoman (uncredited))

Helen Gibson

(Townswoman (uncredited))

Fred Graham

(Union Soldier (uncredited))

Stuart Holmes

(Passenger to Newton Station (uncredited))

Michael Jeffers

(Prisoner at Newton (uncredited))

Stan Jones

(Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited))

Fred Kennedy

(Soldier (uncredited))

Roy Kennedy

(Wrangler (uncredited))

Philip Kieffer

(Officer (uncredited))

Robert Lewis

(Townsman (uncredited))

Cliff Lyons

(Union Sergeant (uncredited))

Wilbur Mack

(Townsman (uncredited))

Jack Pennick

(Sgt. Maj. 'Mitch' Mitchell (uncredited))

Robert Perry

(Drummer Boy (uncredited))

Charles Seel

(Newton Station Bartender (uncredited))

George Sowards

(Wagon Driver (uncredited))

Mike Steen

(Unknown (uncredited))

William Wellman Jr.

(Bugler (uncredited))