Cattle baron Devereaux Burke is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.

Top Cast

Clark GableDevereaux Burke

Ava GardnerMartha Ronda

Broderick CrawfordThomas Craden

Lionel BarrymoreAndrew Jackson

Beulah BondiMinniver Bryan

Ed BegleyAnthony Demmet

James BurkeLuther Kilgore

William FarnumTom Crockett