* Joel McCrea as Sam Houston
* Moira Shearer as Mary Maverick
* Jeff Chandler as Colonel William B. Travis
* Walter Brennan as Stephen F. Austin
* Rhonda Fleming as Susannah Dickinson
* Henry Brandon as General Santa Anna
* Herbert Marshall as President Andrew Jackson
It also featured:
* Anthony Dexter as Davey Crockett
* John Derek as James Bowie
* Richard Boone as Captain William Barret Travis
* Skip Homeier as William Barret Travis Jr.
* Frank De Kova as Lorenzo de Zavala
* Noah Beery Jr. as Ben Milam
* Lee Van Cleef as James Butler Bonham
* Russ Tamblyn as Albert Sidney Johnston
* Robert Horton as John Henry Moore
* Gene Evans as Jack Coffee
* L.Q. Jones as Billy
* John Qualen as a Texas Settler
* Frank Ferguson as a Texas Settler
* Harry Lauter as a Texas Settler
* Jack Elam as a Texas Settler
* William Hopper as Captain Wyatt
* Paul Fix as a Texan
This list includes a wide range of talented actors, many of whom went on to have long and successful careers in Hollywood. The film itself is a historical epic that tells the story of the Texas Revolution, focusing on the life and achievements of Sam Houston.