Top billed cast

1. 

   Burt Lancaster

   Elias Wakefield

2. 

   Dianne Foster

   Hannah Bolen

3. 

   Walter Matthau

   Stan Bodine

4. 

   Diana Lynn

   Susie Spann

5. 

   Donald MacDonald

   Little Eli Wakefield

6. 

   John McIntire

   Zack Wakefield

7. 

   Una Merkel

   Sophie Wakefield

8. 

   John Carradine

   Ziby Fletcher

9. 

   John Litel

   Pleasant Tuesday Babson

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-14

Burt Lancaster starred in, and directed, this story of a well meaning traveller ("Big Eli") and his young son "Little Eli" (Donald MacDonald) heading to Texas hoping to make a decent living for him and his son. Along the way he encounters (and buys) an indentured slave "Susie" (Diana Lynn) who only complicates their already interesting journey as he fights his own demons with women, booze and a particularly nasty Walter Matthau ("Bodine"). It's a beautifully shot piece of cinema, this, and the mischievous charm of the star is writ large. It's too long, though - frequently sagging as the romant...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• texas
• frontiersman