"An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband."
Robert Mitchum
as Matt Calder
Marilyn Monroe
as Kay Weston
Rory Calhoun
as Harry Weston
Tommy Rettig
as Mark Calder
Murvyn Vye
as Dave Colby
Douglas Spencer
as Sam Benson
Arthur Shields
as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
Larry Chance
as Young Punk (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
as Prospector (uncredited)
Ann McCrea
as Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
as Bartender (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Claire Andre
as Surrey Driver (uncredited)
Hal Baylor
Don Beddoe
as Ben (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
Buck Bucko
as Council City Barfly (uncredited)
Roy Bucko
John Cliff
as Leering Man (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
as Barber (uncredited)
Cecil Combs
John Doucette
as Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Geneva Gray
Al Haskell
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Ed Hinton
as Gambler (uncredited)
George Huggins
Michael Jeffers
Dick Johnstone
Mitchell Kowall
Richard LaMarr
Anthony Lawrence
Jarma Lewis
as Saloon Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Low
Hank Mann
as Council City Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Mather
as Card Table Dealer (uncredited)
Harry Monty
as Young Man (uncredited)
Fay Morley
as Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Paul Newlan
Barbara Nichols
as Blonde Dancer (uncredited)
Anton Northpole
George Patay
Jack Perrin
Charles Perry
Ford Raymond
John Rice
Robert Robinson
John Roy
Danny Sands
Lucile Sewall
as Settler (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
as Pianist (uncredited)
Cap Somers
George Sowards
Charles Sullivan
Jack Tornek
John Veitch
Fred Walton
Bob Whitney
Harry Wilson
Will Wright
as Trader (uncredited)
Joe Phillips
as
Otto Preminger
Director
Frank Fenton
Screenplay
Stanley Rubin
Producer
Cyril J. Mockridge
Original Music Composer
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
Addison Hehr
Art Direction
Robert F. Hoy
Stunts
Harry Froboess
Bob Morgan
Helen Thurston
Fred Zendar
Stunt Coordinator
Tim Wallace
Leigh Harline
Music
Allan Snyder
Makeup Artist
Donald C. Klune
Second Assistant Director
Dan Heather
Orven Schanzer
First Assistant Editor
Ken Darby
Songs
Lionel Newman
Louis Lantz
Story
Music Director
Lyle R. Wheeler
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Chester L. Bayhi
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Ben Nye
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Travilla
Costume Design
Paul Helmick
Assistant Director
Bernard Freericks
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Bob Herron
Jack Cole
Choreographer