Column South is a 1953 American Western film directed by Frederick de Cordova and starring Audie Murphy and Joan Evans.
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Plot
In 1861, prior to the American Civil War, a Union officer (Audie Murphy), tries to prove local Navajo Indians were innocent of killing a prospector. He has to fight the anti-Indian attitudes of his superior officer (Robert Sterling) and north–south tensions among the soldiers. He discovers Confederate sympathizers are planning to cause the Indians to go on the warpath for their benefit.
Cast
Audie Murphy as Lt. Jed Sayre
Joan Evans as Marcy Whitlock
Robert Sterling as Capt. Lee Whitlock
Ray Collins as Brig. Gen. Storey
Dennis Weaver as Menguito
Gregg Palmer as Chalmers (as Palmer Lee)
Russell Johnson as Corp. Biddle
Jack Kelly as Trooper Vaness
Johnny Downs as Lt. Posick
Bob Steele as 1st Sgt. McAfee
James Best as Primrose
Ralph Moody as Joe Copper Face
Rico Alaniz as Trooper Chavez