Richard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking their fortune in Texas after the war. The two men decide, not without problems, to establish a cattle empire. Paxton becoming too ambitious, distances himself from Dan and Abby, Paxton's wife. It will only be after a personal tragedy that he will come back to his senses.
Unfortunately the movie American Empire is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Production | Dick Dickson | Producer |
| Editing | Carroll Lewis | Editor |
| Directing | William C. McGann | Director |
| Writing | J. Robert Bren | Story |
| Production | Lewis J. Rachmil | Producer |
| Sound | Gerard Carbonara | Music |
| Camera | Russell Harlan | Director of Photography |
| Production | Harry R. Sherman | Producer |
| Writing | J. Robert Bren | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gladys Atwater | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gladys Atwater | Story |
