
About
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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7.344/10

CinemaSerf
Perhaps not a film you'd expect to work given the stars, but John Wayne and Monty Clift do manage to convey a sense of a repectful, but loving relationship - something I don't recall ever seeing befor... read more
almost 3 years ago

John Chard
Bury those quitters! Tom Dunson is a self made cattle baron, he will do what ever it takes to protect the life he has made for himself. The constant fall in the value of livestock means that Tom, a... read more
about 6 years ago
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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

Harry Carey, Jr.
Dan Latimer

Chief Yowlachie
Quo

Paul Fix
Teeler Yacey

Hank Worden
Simms Reeves

Mickey Kuhn
Matt, as a Boy

Ray Hyke
Walt Jergens

Hal Taliaferro
Old Leather
John Bose
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
Cowhand (uncredited)
Roy Bucko
Cowhand (uncredited)

Lane Chandler
Colonel (uncredited)

Davison Clark
Mr. Meeker (uncredited)

Tex Cooper
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

Harry Cording
Gambler (uncredited)
Victor Cox
Cowhand (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth
Dunston Rider (uncredited)

Paul Fierro
Fernandez (uncredited)

Carol Henry
Cowhand (uncredited)

George Lloyd
Rider with Melville (uncredited)

Pierce Lyden
Colonel's Trail Boss (uncredited)
Frank Meredith
Train Engineer (uncredited)

John Merton
Settler (uncredited) (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery
Drover at Meeting (uncredited)
Ivan Parry
Bunk Kenneally (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Gambler (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
John Rice
Drover at Meeting (uncredited)
Danny Sands
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
William Self
Sutter (uncredited)
Carl Sepulveda
Cowhand (uncredited)

Ray Spiker
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

Glenn Strange
Naylor (uncredited)

Tom Tyler
Quitter (uncredited)

Dan White
Laredo (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson
Pete (uncredited)

Shelley Winters
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Director

Howard Hawks
Director
Arthur Rosson
Co-Director
William McGarry
Assistant Director
Joseph C. Cavalier
Second Assistant Director
Arthur Rosson
Second Unit Director
Arthur Siteman
Second Unit Director
Joe Wonder
Assistant Director
Creator

Borden Chase
Screenplay

Charles Schnee
Screenplay

Borden Chase
Story