Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Bruce Boxleitner | ... | Matthew Garth | |
James Arness | ... | Thomas Dunson | |
Gregory Harrison | ... | Cherry Valance | |
Stan Shaw | ... | Jack Byrd | |
Ray Walston | ... | Groot | |
Ty Hardin | ... | Cotton | |
Robert Horton | ... | Mr. Melville, Cattle Buyer | |
John Lupton | ... | Eli Pruitt | |
Guy Madison | ... | Bill Meeker, Rancher | |
Laura Johnson | ... | Kate | |
Zachary Ansley | ... | Cal | |
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Jerry Potter | ... | Teeler |
Burton Gilliam | ... | Buster | |
L.Q. Jones | ... | Sims | |
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Travis Swords | ... | Bunk Kennelly |
A remake of the 1948 movie of the same name. Arness portrayed a rancher at odds with his son.
Watch the original and don't waste you time on this flick. Wayne and Clift are perfectly cast, and while I always enjoyed James Arness as Marshall Dillon...he is not right for this movie. This movie re-make should have never been made. On a lighter note, I remember actor Victor Mature was offered the role played by John Wayne in the original film by actor Sylvester Stallone who was intending to play the Montgomery Clift role in the film. Mature's response was "I'll play his (Stallone's) mother for the right money!" Fortunately, somebody got this one right...and didn't to it. Truth is some classics are best served by just leaving them alone.