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Audiences rate it 34 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. They enlist Sam "Bulldog" Burnett in their efforts to transport their lone bull, a Hereford named Vindicator, to a breeder in Texas, but the trail is fraught with danger and even Burnett doubts the survival potential of this "rare breed" of cattle.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Audiences rate it 34 points higher than critics do.
83 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew V. McLaglenDirector
- Ric HardmanWriter
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James StewartSam Burnett
- Maureen O'HaraMartha Price
- Brian KeithAlexander Bowen
- Juliet MillsHilary Price
- Don GallowayJamie Bowen
- David BrianCharles Ellsworth
- Jack ElamDeke Simons
- Ben JohnsonJeff Harter
- Harry Carey Jr.Ed Mabry
- Perry LopezJuan
- Larry DomasinAlberto
- Alan CaillouTaylor
Stills
Themes
cattlewhistlingfrontier justicehorse and wagon