“Against unseen jungle terrors and untamed savage tribes ... and pounding war-drums that echoed his challenge!”
After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety
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Gary Cooper
Capt. Quincy Wyatt
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Mari Aldon
Judy Beckett
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Richard Webb
Lt. Richard Tufts
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Ray Teal
Pvt. Mohair
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Arthur Hunnicutt
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Robert Barrat
Gen. Zachary Taylor
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Gregg Barton
Pvt. James W. Tasher
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Clancy Cooper
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Carl Harbaugh
M. Duprez
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Lee Roberts
Pvt. Tibbett
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Dan White
Cpl. Peachtree
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Sheb Wooley
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Raoul Walsh Director · Martin Rackin Screenplay Niven Busch Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.8M · United States release December 25, 1951 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,850,000
Production
United States Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 22, 1951
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · December 25, 1951
Theatrical
Brazil
August 5, 2011 · Physical · DVD Arrais
France
March 27, 1952 · Theatrical
Germany
February 17, 2023 · Physical
Italy
March 27, 1952 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 14, 1952 · Theatrical
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