
92 minutes
4/15/1972
Working as an assistant on a long cattle drive, the young Ben Mockridge contends between his dream of being a cowboy and the harsh truth of the Old West.

Gary Grimes
as Ben Mockridge

Billy Green Bush
as Frank Culpepper

Luke Askew
as Luke

Bo Hopkins
as Dixie Brick

Geoffrey Lewis
as Russ

Wayne Sutherlin
as Missoula

John McLiam
as Thorton Pierce

Matt Clark
as Pete

Raymond Guth
as Cook

Anthony James
as Nathaniel

Charles Martin Smith
as Tim Slater (as Charlie Martin Smith)
Larry Finley
as Mr. Slater

Bob Morgan
as Old John

Jan Burrell
as Mrs. Mockridge

Hal Needham
as Burgess
Jerry Gatlin
as Wallop

Bob Orrison
as Rutter
Walter Scott
as Print

Royal Dano
as Cattle Rustler
Paul Harper
as Trapper

José Chávez
as Cantina Bartender (as Jose Chavez)

Arthur Malet
as Doctor

Ted Gehring
as Tascosa Bartender

Gregory Sierra
as One-Eyed Horsethief
John Pearce
as Spectator

Dennis Fimple
as Wounded Man in Bar

William O'Connell
as Bartender in Piercetown
Lu Shoemaker
as Former Virgin