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.

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John WayneThomas Dunson

Montgomery CliftMatthew Garth

Joanne DruTess Millay

Walter Brennan'Groot' Nadine

Coleen GrayFen

Harry CareyMr. Melville

John IrelandCherry Valance

Noah Beery Jr.Buster McGee