In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
as Sen. William J. Tadlock
as Dick Summers
as Lije Evans
as Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
as Preacher Weatherby
as Sam Fairman
as Brownie Evans
as Mr. McBee
as Mrs. McBee
as Johnnie Mack
as Michael Moynihan
as Mrs. Fairman
as Little Henry
as Captain Grant
as Big Henry
as Middle Henry
as Saunders
as Mr. Turley
as William J. Tadlock Jr.
as Mr. Masters
as Mrs. Masters
as Mrs. Turley
as Mrs. Moynihan
as Calvelli
as Indian Brave
as Sioux Chief (as Michael Lane)
as Mercy McBee
as Amanda Mack
as Barber (uncredited)
as Cattleman (uncredited)
as Cattleman (uncredited)
as Missouri Townsman (uncredited)
as Caleb Greenwood (uncredited)
as Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)
as Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
as Paw-Kee Mah (uncredited)
as Indian Boy (uncredited)
as Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)
as Cowboy Asking About Bethel Bartholomew (uncredited)
