
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.

Kirk Douglas
Sen. William J. Tadlock

Robert Mitchum
Dick Summers

Richard Widmark
Lije Evans

Lola Albright
Rebecca 'Becky' Evans

Jack Elam
Preacher Weatherby

Stubby Kaye
Sam Fairman

Michael McGreevey
Brownie Evans

Harry Carey, Jr.
Mr. McBee

Connie Sawyer
Mrs. McBee

Michael Witney
Johnnie Mack

William Lundigan
Michael Moynihan

Elisabeth Fraser
Mrs. Fairman

Yoshiko & Yuriko
Yoshiko & Yuriko

The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.

Jerome's Secret
Jerome's Secret

The Tiger Rising
The Tiger Rising
The Secret Islands: Untold Adventures of the Dawn Treader
The Secret Islands: Untold Adventures of the Dawn Treader

Our Souls at Night
Our Souls at Night

Snow Treasure
Snow Treasure

Squandered Sunday
Squandered Sunday

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Absolute Power
Absolute Power

The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear

Blade Runner
Blade Runner