Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the ranch.
Acting
Spencer Tracy's deathbed monologue will wreck you.
Cinematography
CinemaScope Arizona landscapes that dwarf human conflicts.
Writing
Philip Yordan's screenplay: King Lear with branding irons.
Director
Edward Dmytryk
Spencer Tracy
Matt Devereaux
Robert Wagner
Joe Devereaux
Jean Peters
Barbara
Richard Widmark
Ben Devereaux
Katy Jurado
Señora Devereaux
Hugh O'Brian
Mike Devereaux
Eduard Franz
Two Moons
Earl Holliman
Denny Devereaux
E.G. Marshall
Horace (The Governor)
Carl Benton Reid
Clem Lawton
Philip Ober
Van Cleve
Robert Burton
Mac Andrews
Robert Adler
O'Reilly (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Man Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Wagner so hated his dubbed singing voice that he convinced the studio to cut his musical number entirely.
Katy Jurado became the first Mexican actress nominated for a Golden Globe for this role—Hollywood's brief 1950s fascination with 'exotic' suffering wives.
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