It's 1876 and all the Indians are at peace except the Comanches lead by Black Cloud. When Black Cloud wipes out a town, only six soldiers are left and they head for the nearest fort. In the desert they are reinforced by members of a stagecoach and find some water at a deserted mission. Pinned down by Black Cloud they send an Indian boy who was Black Cloud's prisoner on to the fort while they try to bargain with Black Cloud whom they learn is without water.
Broderick Crawford
as Sgt. Matt Trainor
Barbara Hale
as Julia Lanning
Johnny Stewart
as Little Knife
Lloyd Bridges
as Jim Starbuck
Mickey Shaughnessy
as Rusty Potter
George Mathews
as Romany O'Rattigan
Hugh Sanders
as Denver Kinnaird
Ric Roman
as Martinez
Chubby Johnson
as Henry Ruppert
Martin Milner
as Billy Creel
Milton Parsons
as Satterlee the Prophet
Jack Woody
as Cpl. Floyd
