In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.
Deborah Kerr
as Ida Carmody
Robert Mitchum
as Paddy Carmody
Peter Ustinov
as Rupert Venneker
Glynis Johns
as Mrs. Firth
Dina Merrill
as Jean Halstead
Chips Rafferty
as Quinlan
Michael Anderson Jr.
as Sean Carmody
Lola Brooks
as Liz Brown
Wylie Watson
as Herb Johnson
John Meillon
as Bluey Brown
Ronald Fraser
as Ocker
Gerry Duggan
as Shearer
