Overview

Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.

Top Cast

John Wayne

Thomas Dunson

Montgomery Clift

Matthew Garth

Joanne Dru

Tess Millay

Walter Brennan

'Groot' Nadine

Coleen Gray

Fen

Harry Carey

Mr. Melville

John Ireland

Cherry Valance

Noah Beery Jr.

Buster McGee