Directed by:
Howard HawksCinematography:
Russell HarlanComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, Elizabeth Threatt, Arthur Hunnicutt, Jim Davis, Beulah Archuletta, Henri Letondal, Iron Eyes Cody, Hank Worden, Don Beddoe (more)Plots(1)
Hawks adventure with strong performance by Douglas as a Kentucky mountaineer who embarks on a keelboat expedition up the Missouri River in the 1830s. The perilous journey includes battles with hostile Indians and bands of outlaws - and romance with a Blackfoot princess. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
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