The Real Glory

Fort Mysang, southern Philippine Islands, under US rule, 1906. A small group of army officers and native troops resist the fierce and treacherous attacks of the ruthless Alisang and his fanatical followers.

Cast

Gary Cooper

as Doctor Canavan

David Niven

as Lieut. McCool

Andrea Leeds

as Linda Hartley

Reginald Owen

as Capt. Hartley

Broderick Crawford

as Lieut. Larsen

Kay Johnson

as Mrs. Manning

Russell Hicks

as Capt. Manning

Vladimir Sokoloff

as The Datu

Benny Inocencio

as Miguel

Charles Waldron

as The Padre

Reviews

CinemaSerf

There is something of the Rudyard Kipling about this story of a troop of American soldiers left on Mindanao after the US army withdrew from the Philippines at the start of the 20th century. They are tasked with training up a local police force to try and combat some religious fanatics bent on subjug...

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