this be quite a western and that remind one more of war film like robert aldrich attack ( 1956 ) . during practically the whole film we be in doubt if sgt . vinson ( joel mccrea ) be place his personal feeling of hatred for the apache and who kill his wife and above the interest of his military mission and his men . pvt . travis ( john russel ) be a man totally undecided about what to do with his life and also how to judge vinson and but he be aware of his shortcoming and we identify with him . pvt mcgurney ( forrest tucker ) do not have doubt about vinson . to him he be willing to kill them all just to get even with the apache . joseph m newman direct some routine western like pony soldier and gunfight at dodge city and but he do well with outcast of poker flat and this film .