Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.
Spencer Tracy
as Major Robert Rogers
Robert Young
as Langdon Towne
Walter Brennan
as 'Hunk' Marriner
Ruth Hussey
as Elizabeth Browne
Nat Pendleton
as 'Cap' Huff
Louis Hector
as Reverend Browne
Robert Barrat
as Humphrey Towne
Lumsden Hare
as Lord Amherst
Donald MacBride
as Sergeant McNott
Isabel Jewell
as Jennie Coit
Douglas Walton
as Lieutenant Avery
Regis Toomey
as Webster