Come on, Prince! Can't thee slow her down? I'm trying to.

Description: The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War.

Cast:
Jess Birdwell: Gary Cooper
Eliza Birdwell: Dorothy McGuire
Josh Birdwell: Anthony Perkins
Little Jess Birdwell: Richard Eyer
Sam Jordan: Robert Middleton
Mattie Birdwell: Phyllis Love
Gard Jordan: Peter Mark Richman
Professor Quigley: Walter Catlett
Purdy: Richard Hale
Enoch: Joel Fluellen
Major Harvey: Theodore Newton
Caleb Cope: John Smith
Opal Hudspeth: Edna Skinner
Pearl Hudspeth: Marjorie Durant
Ruby Hudspeth: Frances Farwell
Samantha the Goose: Samantha the Goose
The Widow Hudspeth: Marjorie Main
Poor Loser Dunked by Jess: James Anderson
Soldier: Doug McClure
Farmer: Hart Wayne
Carnival Patron: Sailor Vincent
Quaker: Scott Seaton
Dancer at Carnival: Glen Walters
Emma - Quaker Woman: Mary Carr
Barker: Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Operator: Edmund Cobb
Rebel Lieutenant: John Compton
Reb Courier: Chuck Courtney
Band Leader: John Craven
Midget at County Fair: Billy Curtis
Drinker: Charles Delaney
Rebel Soldier: James Dobson
Small Role: Jack Macy
Southern Renegade: Bob Folkerson
Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery: Robert Fuller
Medicine Man: Ralph Gamble
Rebel Bushwhacker Grabbed by Jess: Richard Garland
Brother Amos - Elder: Everett Glass
Coward: Jim Goodwin
Lemonade Vendor: Frank Hagney
Brother Cope - Elder: Charles Halton
County Fair Barker: Harry Hines
Shooting Gallery Operator: Earle Hodgins
Church Member: George Huggins
Mrs. Purdy: Jean Inness
Young Rebel: Tom Irish
Country Woman: Mary Jackson
Shell Game Man: Frank Jenks
Elizabeth - Quaker Girl: Diane Jergens
Forager: James O'Hara
Fire Eater: King Karlo
Buster - Whacked by Eliza: Don Kennedy
Billy Goat's Manager: Donald Kerr
Old Lady: Helen Kleeb
Clem - Looter: Norman Leavitt
Methodist Minister: Nelson Leigh
Farmer on Front Line with Gard: Tom London
Union Soldier: Tipp McClure
Sword Swallower: Murray Parker
Ex-Sergeant on Front Line with Josh: John Pickard
Billy Goat - Wrestling Challenger: Ivan Rasputin
O'Hara: Henry Rowland
Businessman: Ralph Sanford
Young Husband: William Schallert
Rebel Captain: James Seay
Brother Griffith - Elder: Russell Simpson
Rebel: Jack Sterling
Rebel Looter: Frank Sully
Supply Sergeant: William Tannen
Poor Loser: Joe Turkel
Haskell: Steve Warren
Christian Church Member: Wally West

Written by: Jessamyn West, Michael Wilson

Director: William Wyler

Production: Allied Artists, B-M Productions

Release date: 25 Nov 1956