Harry Carey vs. cattle barons in a 50-minute turf war that invented the Western template.
An Eastern boy is sent to the West to run the family's sheep ranch. The presence of sheep anger nearby cattlemen, who don't want to share their cattle's grazing lands with them, and their leader has no compunctions about resorting to drastic measures to protect his interests.
Acting
Harry Carey's swagger defined the Western hero archetype.
Direction
B. Reeves Eason stages chaotic cattle stampedes with 1920 ingenuity.
Production
Authentic frontier locations shot before the West was fully tamed.
Director
B. Reeves Eason
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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