When his cattle drivers abandon him for the gold fields, Will Anderson, a crusty veteran cattleman, is forced to prepare a 400-mile drive to get a herd of steers to market by collecting young boys as his drivers.
At the center of this picture, just as in Red River, is the passing of the Western mores and masculinity code from John Wayne to the younger generation. Rydell's Western is formulaic and familiar, but the Duke is in top form.
