Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand Groot and his protégé Matthew Garth an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri where they will get a better price than locally but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner begin to butt heads on the exhausting journey.
1948 | 2 h 13 min
Director: Howard Hawks Arthur Rosson
Stars: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift
