Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
Gregory Peck
as James McKay
Jean Simmons
as Julie Maragon
Carroll Baker
as Patricia Terrill
Charlton Heston
as Steve Leech
Burl Ives
as Rufus Hannassey
Charles Bickford
as Major Henry Terrill
Alfonso Bedoya
as Ramón Guiteras
Chuck Connors
as Buck Hannassey
Chuck Hayward
as Rafe Hannassey
Buff Brady
as Dude Hannassey
Jim Burk
as Blackie / Cracker Hannassey
Dorothy Adams
as Hannassey Woman