"Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory..."
James Stewart
as Glyn McLyntock
Arthur Kennedy
as Emerson Cole
Julie Adams
as Laura Baile
Rock Hudson
as Trey Wilson
Jay C. Flippen
as Jeremy Baile
Lori Nelson
as Marjie Baile
Chubby Johnson
as Cap'n Mello
Stepin Fetchit
as Adam
Harry Morgan
as Shorty
Howard Petrie
as Tom Hendricks
Frances Bavier
as Mrs. Prentiss
Jack Lambert
as Red
Royal Dano
as Long Tom
Frank Chase
as Wasco
Cliff Lyons
as Willie
Frank Ferguson
as Tom Grundy
Russell F. Schoengarth
Editor
Aaron Rosenberg
Producer
Bernard Herzbrun
Art Direction
William Gulick
Novel
Nathan Juran
Anthony Mann
Director
Borden Chase
Screenplay
Irving Glassberg
Director of Photography
Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer
Clem Fuller
Stunts
Jack Williams
Polly Burson
Ted Mapes
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Oliver Emert
Set Decoration
Joe Lapis
Sound
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Russell A. Gausman
Leslie I. Carey
Rosemary Odell
Costume Design
Frank Cleaver
Associate Producer
Lew Leary
Unit Production Manager
Forrest Deek Smith Sr.
Key Grip
John Sherwood
Assistant Director
Phil Benjamin
Casting
William Fritzsche
Color Designer
Ethmer Roten
Musician
Paul Salamunovich
Vocals
Frank Skinner
Additional Music