Joe Lightcloud persuades his Congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so he and his father, Charlie, can prove that the Navajos can successfully raise cattle on the reservation. If their experiment is successful, then the government will help all the Navajo people. But Joe's friend, Bronc Hoverty, accidentally barbecues the prize bull, while Joe sells the heifers to buy plumbing and other home improvements for his stepmother.
Elvis Presley
as Joe Lightcloud
Burgess Meredith
as Charlie Lightcloud
Joan Blondell
as Glenda Callahan
Katy Jurado
as Annie Lightcloud
Thomas Gomez
as Grandpa
Henry Jones
as Hy Slager
L.Q. Jones
as Bronc Hoverty
Quentin Dean
as Mamie Callahan
Anne Seymour
as Mrs. Hawkins
Douglas Henderson
as Congressman Morrissey
Angus Duncan
as Lorne Hawkins
Mike Lane
as Frank Hawk (as Michael Lane)
