As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Cast
| Name | Character | |
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John Wayne | Ethan Edwards |
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Jeffrey Hunter | Martin Pawley |
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Vera Miles | Laurie Jorgensen |
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Ward Bond | Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton |
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Natalie Wood | Debbie Edwards |
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John Qualen | Lars Jorgensen |
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Olive Carey | Mrs. Jorgensen |
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Henry Brandon | Chief Cicatriz (Scar) |
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Ken Curtis | Charlie McCorry |
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Harry Carey, Jr. | Brad Jorgensen |
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Antonio Moreno | Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa |
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Hank Worden | Mose Harper |
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Beulah Archuletta | Look |
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Walter Coy | Aaron Edwards |
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Dorothy Jordan | Martha Edwards |
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Pippa Scott | Lucy Edwards |
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Patrick Wayne | Lt. Greenhill |
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Lana Wood | Younger Debbie Edwards |
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Mae Marsh | Dark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman (uncredited) |
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Ruth Clifford | Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited) |
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Chuck Roberson | Ranger at Wedding (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hayward | Man at Wedding (uncredited) |
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Peter Mamakos | Jerem Futterman (uncredited) |
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Frank McGrath | Texas Ranger (uncredited) |
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Jack Pennick | Sergeant at Fort (uncredited) |
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Terry Wilson | Texas Ranger (uncredited) |