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Cattle Drive

Cattle Drive

The Story of the Great Santa Fe Stampede!

1951 1h 17mWestern

The spoilt young son of a wealthy railroad owner manages to get himself lost in the middle of nowhere. He is found by a cowboy on a cattle drive and the lad must start learning the hard lessons of working in a team if he wants to make it to San Diego.

3.3/5

TMDB score· 16 votes

Synopsis

The spoilt young son of a wealthy railroad owner manages to get himself lost in the middle of nowhere. He is found by a cowboy on a cattle drive and the lad must start learning the hard lessons of working in a team if he wants to make it to San Diego.

The vibe

cheatingspoiled childcattle drivecoming of ageyoung boydesertcowboywild horsebratmissing son

Behind it

Kurt NeumannKurt NeumannDirectorLillie HaywardWriterJack NattefordWriterMaury GertsmanCinematography

Cast

Joel McCreaJoel McCreaDan Mathews
Dean StockwellDean StockwellChester Graham, Jr.
Chill WillsChill WillsDallas
Leon AmesLeon AmesChester Graham, Sr.
Henry BrandonHenry BrandonJim Currie
Howard PetrieHoward PetrieCap
Bob SteeleBob SteeleCharlie "Careless" Morgan
Griff BarnettGriff BarnettConductor O'Hara

Director

Kurt Neumann

Writers

Lillie Hayward, Jack Natteford

Release date

1 Aug 1951

Runtime

1h 17m

Studio

Universal International Pictures

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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