A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion to violence after his elder brother unjustly censures him for not joining in a foolhardy gunfight in which their youngest brother is killed.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Fred MacMurrayWill Keough | Will Keough |
 Jeffrey HunterBless Keough | Bless Keough |
 Janice RuleAud Niven | Aud Niven |
 Chill WillsLoving | Loving |
 Dean StockwellHade (Harry) Keough | Hade (Harry) Keough |
 Josephine HutchinsonMadame Keough | Madame Keough |
 Betty LynnClaire | Claire |
 Iron Eyes CodyChief | Chief |
 Robert F. HoyDanny | Danny |
| JJane HowardMarie | Marie |
 Marjorie StappRose | Rose |
 John LarchStringer | Stringer |
 Paul BirchAndy Niven | Andy Niven |
 Bob SteeleDurkee | Durkee |
 Frances MorrisMadame Anderson | Madame Anderson |
 Chuck HaywardNester (uncredited) | Nester (uncredited) |