A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As they get older the resentment festers into hatred, and eventually the real son frames his stepbrother for fathering an illegitimate child that is actually his, seeing it as an opportunity to get his half-brother out of the way so he can have his father's empire all to himself.
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Burt Lancaster | Owen Daybright |
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Robert Walker | Lee Strobie |
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Joanne Dru | Jen Strobie |
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Sally Forrest | Lily Fasken |
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John Ireland | Hub Fasken |
| Carleton Carpenter | Hewie | |
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Ray Collins | Arch Strobie |
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Ted de Corsia | Herb Backett |
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Hugh O'Brian | Dick Fasken |
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Will Wright | Mr. Willoughby |
Art |
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| Malcolm Brown | Art Direction |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
Camera |
| George J. Folsey | Director of Photography |
Directing |
| Richard Thorpe | Director |
Editing |
| Conrad A. Nervig | Editor |
Production |
| Nicholas Nayfack | Producer |
Sound |
| Rudolph G. Kopp | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Luke Short | Novel |
| Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |