A young Army lieutenant (Craig Sheffer) tries to save cavalry horses marked for slaughter in this fact-based film about a 1935 incident. Don Johnson. Col. Stuart: Rod Steiger. Jessica: Gabrielle Anwar. Col. Hardesty: Robert Gunton. Mulcahey: John Dennis Johnston. Quinlan: Neil Melville. Gen. MacArthur: James Sikking. Directed by Ken Olin.