Question 1

Is In Pursuit of Honor based on a true story?

Accepted Answer

No, it is based on a story told by cowboys to writer Dennis Lynton Clark while working on his father's ranch in Montana during the 1940s.

Question 2

What happened to the real surplus cavalry horses?

Accepted Answer

They were turned over to the Dept. of Agriculture and sold, not destroyed as in the film.

Question 3

How do the sergeants' names in this film relate to those in Fort Apache?

Accepted Answer

The names are the same as those used for sergeants in Fort Apache (1948) but spelled differently. One sergeant is named Quinlan; no such name appears in John Ford films, though he used 'Quincannon'.

Question 4

Which actors portray sergeants in the film?

Accepted Answer

Don Johnson plays Sgt. John Libbey, John Dennis Johnston plays Sgt. Thomas Mulcahey, Robert Coleby plays Sgt. James Shattuck, and Neil Melville plays Sgt. Sean Quinlain.

Question 5

What is the central conflict of the film?

Accepted Answer

To save a group of horses slated to be destroyed by the US Cavalry, a group of officers rebel and journey towards Canada to save themselves and the mounts.

In Pursuit of Honor

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