The Way West
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
Kirk Douglas
Sen. William J. Tadlock
Robert Mitchum
Dick Summers
Richard Widmark
Lije Evans
Lola Albright
Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
Jack Elam
Preacher Weatherby
Stubby Kaye
Sam Fairman
Michael McGreevey
Brownie Evans
Harry Carey, Jr.
Mr. McBee
Connie Sawyer
Mrs. McBee
Michael Witney
Johnnie Mack
William Lundigan
Michael Moynihan
Elisabeth Fraser
Mrs. Fairman
John Mitchum
Little Henry
Patric Knowles
Captain Grant
Hal Lynch
Big Henry
Timothy Scott
Middle Henry
Roy Glenn
Saunders
Paul Lukather
Mr. Turley
Stefan Arngrim
William J. Tadlock Jr.
Roy Barcroft
Mr. Masters
Eve McVeagh
Mrs. Masters
Peggy Stewart
Mrs. Turley
Anne Barton
Mrs. Moynihan
Nick Cravat
Calvelli
Michael Keep
Indian Brave
Mike Lane
Sioux Chief (as Michael Lane)
Sally Field
Mercy McBee
Katherine Justice
Amanda Mack
Paul Wexler
Barber (uncredited)
Jack Coffer
Cattleman (uncredited)
Everett Creach
Cattleman (uncredited)
Sam Elliott
Missouri Townsman (uncredited)
Clarke Gordon
Caleb Greenwood (uncredited)
Hollis Hill
Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)
Eddie Little Sky
Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
Gary Morris
Paw-Kee Mah (uncredited)
Mitchell Schollars
Indian Boy (uncredited)
Hector Smith
Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)
Rex Trailer
Cowboy Asking About Bethel Bartholomew (uncredited)