Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries to find a way to help him.
Glenn Ford
as Col. Owen Devereaux
William Holden
as Capt. Del Stewart
Ellen Drew
as Caroline Emmet
Ray Collins
as Big Ed Carter
Edgar Buchanan
as Doc Merriam
Jerome Courtland
as Johnny Howard
James Millican
as Sgt. Jericho Howard
Jim Bannon
as Nagel
William Phillips
as York
David Clarke
as Mutton McGuire
Denver Pyle
as Easy Jarrett
Ray Teal
as Bartender
