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.
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Kirk Douglas as Sen. William J. Tadlock
Robert Mitchum as Dick Summers
Richard Widmark as Lije Evans
Lola Albright as Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
Jack Elam as Preacher Weatherby
Stubby Kaye as Sam Fairman
Michael McGreevey as Brownie Evans
Harry Carey, Jr. as Mr. McBee
Connie Sawyer as Mrs. McBee
Michael Witney as Johnnie Mack
William Lundigan as Michael Moynihan
Elisabeth Fraser as Mrs. Fairman
John Mitchum as Little Henry
Patric Knowles as Captain Grant
Hal Lynch as Big Henry
Timothy Scott as Middle Henry
Roy Glenn as Saunders
Paul Lukather as Mr. Turley
Stefan Arngrim as William J. Tadlock Jr.
Roy Barcroft as Mr. Masters
Eve McVeagh as Mrs. Masters
Peggy Stewart as Mrs. Turley
Anne Barton as Mrs. Moynihan
Nick Cravat as Calvelli
Michael Keep as Indian Brave
Mike Lane as Sioux Chief (as Michael Lane)
Sally Field as Mercy McBee
Katherine Justice as Amanda Mack
Paul Wexler as Barber (uncredited)
Jack Coffer as Cattleman (uncredited)
Everett Creach as Cattleman (uncredited)
Sam Elliott as Missouri Townsman (uncredited)
Clarke Gordon as Caleb Greenwood (uncredited)
Hollis Hill as Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)
Eddie Little Sky as Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
Gary Morris as Paw-Kee Mah (uncredited)
Mitchell Schollars as Indian Boy (uncredited)
Hector Smith as Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)
Rex Trailer as Cowboy Asking About Bethel Bartholomew (uncredited)
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