Cattle Drive

Cattle Drive

Cattle Drive

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Cattle Drive

"The Story of the Great Santa Fe Stampede!"

1951

1h 17m

6.5(16 votes)

Western

Overview

The spoilt young son of a wealthy railroad owner manages to get himself lost in the middle of nowhere. He is found by a cowboy on a cattle drive and the lad must start learning the hard lessons of working in a team if he wants to make it to San Diego.

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Universal International Pictures

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Dan Mathews

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Chester Graham, Jr.

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Dallas

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Chester Graham, Sr.

Henry Brandon

Henry Brandon

Jim Currie

Howard Petrie

Howard Petrie

Cap

Bob Steele

Bob Steele

Charlie "Careless" Morgan

Griff Barnett

Griff Barnett

Conductor O'Hara

Creative team

Directed by: Kurt Neumann
Written by: Lillie Hayward
Jack Natteford
Produced by: Aaron Rosenberg

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