In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.

Directed by: Gene Fowler Jr.
Written by: Gene Fowler Jr. & Louis Vittes
Runtime: 86 minutes
Tagline: When the cry of a frontier on the move was '54-40 or fight' !
Cast:
Fred MacMurray Fred MacMurray
Neal Harris 
William Bishop William Bishop
Captain George Wayne 
Nina Shipman Nina Shipman
Prudence Cooper 
Gloria Talbott Gloria Talbott
Shona Hastings 
Henry Hull Henry Hull
George Seton 
John Carradine John Carradine
Zachariah Garrison