Cavalry Command
DESPERATE MEN...FIGHTING FOR LIFE AND LOVE IN A HOSTILE LAND!
1958 · 1h 17m · Approved
Overview
An American cavalry brigade is sent to occupy a small Filipino village in 1902 and quell guerilla resistance in the surrounding jungle. Working with the people to build roads, schools, and bridges, they prove that the most important thing an army can have is "good will and integrity."
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