United States

Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins, John Carradine

104 min

1939-11-03

Place in America's Colonial period, John Ford's adventure narrative follows Gilbert (Henry Fonda) and Lana Martin (Claudette Colbert) as they attempt to live the rugged frontier. After their settlement has been repeatedly attacked by Indians, the bunch is taken in by way of a spinster (Edna May Oliver). Lana conveys a boy, while Gilbert heads off to combat with Indians and the British. He yields to locate his family more under attack.