A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Alan Ladd
as Shane
Jean Arthur
as Marian Starrett
Van Heflin
as Joe Starrett
Brandon De Wilde
as Joey Starrett
Jack Palance
as Jack Wilson
Ben Johnson
as Chris Calloway
Edgar Buchanan
as Fred Lewis
Emile Meyer
as Rufus Ryker
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
Douglas Spencer
as Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
John Dierkes
as Morgan Ryker
Ellen Corby
as Liz Torrey
