The Command

Once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor.

Cast

Guy Madison

as Capt. Robert MacClaw

Joan Weldon

as Martha Cutting

James Whitmore

as Sgt. Elliott

Carl Benton Reid

as Col. Janeway

Harvey Lembeck

as Pvt. Gottschalk

Ray Teal

as Dr. Trent

Robert Nichols

as 2nd Lt. O'Hirons

Don Shelton

as Maj. Gibbs

Denver Pyle

as Infantryman (uncredited)

Reviews

John Chard

The Square Peg and the Round Hole. The Command is directed by David Butler and adapted by Samuel Fuller and Russell Hughes from the novel "Rear Guard" written by James Warner Bellah. It stars Guy Madison, James Whitmore, Joan Weldon, Carl Benton Reid and Harvey Lembeck. A CinemaScope production i...

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