Who played the young Union soldier in The Red Badge of Courage?

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John Huston John Huston (left) on the set of *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre* (1948).

The young Union soldier in the 1951 film The Red Badge of Courage, directed by John Huston, was played by Audie Murphy. Murphy, who was one of the most-decorated U.S. soldiers of World War II, transitioned to an acting career following his military service.1