As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.
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| Camera | Sol Polito | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George Amy | Editor |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Producer |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Writing | Robert Buckner | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Art | John Hughes | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Sound | Robert B. Lee | Sound |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
