The Command is a 1954 American CinemaScope Western film directed by David Butler.

[3] It was based on the novel Rear Guard by James Warner Bellah and features a screenplay by Sam Fuller.

This attachment resulted in the cavalry troop being involved in several encounters with the native Indians who kept attacking the wagon train.

During the trip, the colonel suffers a mild heart attack and is now unable to command.

The film was originally due to star Gary Cooper under the title Rear Guard.