Carefree Chuck Connor is on his way west and stops off to see an old friend and his four lads. When his host is killed in a riding accident Chuck realises he must take care of the family. They hit the road and he takes a job on a ranch, but he has to keep the children hidden as his boss hates kids. There's also tension with the neighbouring ranch, and when a girl on the run from her nasty uncle joins the family unannounced Chuck wonders what he has done to deserve all this.
Joel McCrea
as Chuck Conner
Wanda Hendrix
as Della
John Russell
as Rocky
John McIntire
as Jess Higgins
Jeanette Nolan
as Ma Higgins
Russell Simpson
as Pop
Ed Begley
as Mr. August Hartnagle
Jimmy Hunt
as Robbie
Orley Lindgren
as Tommie
Gordon Gebert
as Johnnie
Gregory Moffett
as Butch
Antonio Moreno
as Martinez