

Action · Adventure · Drama
Overview
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
Top Cast


Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Sen. William J. Tadlock
Kirk Douglas
Sen. William J. Tadlock


Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Dick Summers
Robert Mitchum
Dick Summers


Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Lije Evans
Richard Widmark
Lije Evans


Lola Albright
Lola Albright
Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
Lola Albright
Rebecca 'Becky' Evans


Jack Elam
Jack Elam
Preacher Weatherby
Jack Elam
Preacher Weatherby


Stubby Kaye
Stubby Kaye
Sam Fairman
Stubby Kaye
Sam Fairman


Michael McGreevey
Michael McGreevey
Brownie Evans
Michael McGreevey
Brownie Evans


Harry Carey, Jr.
Harry Carey, Jr.
Mr. McBee
Harry Carey, Jr.
Mr. McBee


Connie Sawyer
Connie Sawyer
Mrs. McBee
Connie Sawyer
Mrs. McBee


Michael Witney
Michael Witney
Johnnie Mack
Michael Witney
Johnnie Mack
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