The Big Land

Mar 1, 1957

1h 32m

★ 6.4

Oh, you boys can sleep as late as you like in the morning... so long as you get up for breakfast. Five o'clock.

Overview

Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan (Alan Ladd) leads a cattle drive to Missouri, assuring fellow ranchers that their stock will bring $10 a head at auction. Instead, ruthless cattle baron Brog (Anthony Caruso) has scared off all competition and offers much less.

Genres

Romance

Western

Production Companies

Jaguar Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Big Land Trailers

Cast

Chad Morgan

Alan Ladd

Helen Jagger

Virginia Mayo

Joe Jagger

Edmond O'Brien

Brog

Anthony Caruso

Kate Johnson

Julie Bishop

Sven Johnson

John Qualen

Tom Draper

Don Castle

David Johnson

David Ladd

Olaf Johnson

Jack Wrather Jr.

Dawson

George J. Lewis

Bob Cole (uncredited)

James Anderson

First Bartender (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

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