Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.
Kirk Douglas
as Jim Deakins
Dewey Martin
as Boone Caudill
Elizabeth Threatt
as Teal Eye
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Zeb Calloway
Buddy Baer
as Romaine
Steven Geray
as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
Henri Letondal
as La Badie
Hank Worden
as Poordevil
Jim Davis
as Streak
Thol Simonson
as Boatman
William Self
as Boatman
Beulah Archuletta
as Blackfoot Dancer