14-year-old Kurt Russell plays Jamie, an orphaned boy heading westward with a wagon train. Charles Bronson is a wagon scout Linc Murdock, who runs into difficulties when he meets old flame Maria (Susan Oliver), who is now married to corrupt lawman Rance Macklin (Jan Merlin). The jealous Macklin has Murdock arrested, but Maria frees him, permitting Murdock and Jamie to embark on a new adventure involving a "lost" gold mine.
Charles Bronson
as Linc Murdock
Susan Oliver
as Maria Macklin
Kurt Russell
as Jamie McPheeters
Jan Merlin
as Rance Macklin
John Fiedler
as Ives
Douglas Fowley
as Mr. Knudsen
Rayford Barnes
as Dan Macklin
Ron Hagerthy
as Carey Macklin
Robert Carricart
as Mendez
Morris Ankrum
as Ray Macklin
Russ Conway
as Doctor McPheeters
Maurice Wells
as Girard
