A young widower named Sam Crockett returns from Kansas City to his small hometown in rural Texas, bringing with him his feisty grandfather and two young sons, Steve and Yoyo. He tries to make a go of the old family homestead but faces financial problems and pressures from his well-to-do neighbor, Rod Marshall. He also begins an on-again-off-again romance with Rod's sister-in-law, even though she's engaged to wed the town's doctor. Events come to head when Sam's grandfather suffers a stroke.
Dale Robertson
as Sam Crockett
Joanne Dru
as Ann Marshall
Walter Brennan
as Grandpa Firth Crockett
Richard Boone
as Rod Murray
Tom Tully
as Stud Spiller
Robert Horton
as Dr. Jim Harris
Helen Westcott
as Averill Murray
Lonnie Thomas
as Yo-Yo Crockett
Dennis Ross
as Steve Crockett
