The Big Land

The Big Land

92 mins | Romance, Western | March 1, 1957

Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan (Alan Ladd) leads a cattle drive to Missouri, assuring fellow ranchers that their stock will bring $10 a head at auction. Instead, ruthless cattle baron Brog (Anthony Caruso) has scared off all competition and offers much less.

The Big Land

92 mins | Romance, Western | March 1, 1957

The Big Land
Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan (Alan Ladd) leads a cattle drive to Missouri, assuring fellow ranchers that their stock will bring $10 a head at auction. Instead, ruthless cattle baron Brog (Anthony Caruso) has scared off all competition and offers much less.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Jaguar Productions
Original title The Big Land
Directors Gordon Douglas
Writers David Dortort, Frank Gruber, Martin Rackin

Cast

Alan Ladd

as Chad Morgan

Virginia Mayo

as Helen Jagger

Edmond O'Brien

as Joe Jagger

Anthony Caruso

as Brog

Julie Bishop

as Kate Johnson

John Qualen

as Sven Johnson

Don Castle

as Tom Draper

David Ladd

as David Johnson

Jack Wrather Jr.

as Olaf Johnson

George J. Lewis

as Dawson