
Overview
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.
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Crew
DirectorJohn Ford
WriterPatrick Ford, Frank S. Nugent
Cast

Ben Johnson
Travis Blue

Joanne Dru
Denver

Harry Carey, Jr.
Sandy

Ward Bond
Elder Wiggs

Charles Kemper
Uncle Shiloh Clegg

Alan Mowbray
Dr. A. Locksley Hall

Jane Darwell
Sister Ledyard

Ruth Clifford
Fleuretty Phyffe

Russell Simpson
Adam Perkins
Kathleen O'Malley
Prudence Perkins

James Arness
Floyd Clegg

Francis Ford
Mr. Peachtree

Fred Libby
Reese Clegg

Jim Thorpe
Navajo Indian

Mickey Simpson
Jesse Clegg

Cliff Lyons
Marshal of Crystal City
Don Summers
Sam Jenkins

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Young Navajo Indian

Hank Worden
Luke Clegg

Chuck Hayward
Jackson (uncredited)
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Keywords
native americancaravanmigrationmedicine showattempted rapecrime familycovered wagoncowboymormonescortriver crossingwagon traincriminal gangwhippinghorse and wagonsan juana valleyamerican westhorse tradertrail guidemormon pioneer
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026








