A cowboy finds the spoiled son of a railroad magnate lost in the deserted hills and teaches him survival skills and hard work values.A cowboy finds the spoiled son of a railroad magnate lost in the deserted hills and teaches him survival skills and hard work values.A cowboy finds the spoiled son of a railroad magnate lost in the deserted hills and teaches him survival skills and hard work values.
Emile Avery
- Cowpuncher
- (uncredited)
Bob Burns
- Businessman on Train
- (uncredited)
Harry Carey Jr.
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Frank Chase
- Cowhand
- (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Timmy Hawkins
- Tommy
- (uncredited)
Carol Henry
- Cowpuncher
- (uncredited)
Hugh Hooker
- Cowpuncher
- (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Lewis Martin
- Winston
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was Dean Stockwell's last film as a child actor. His next appearance on the big screen was five years later.
- GoofsWhen McCrea brings in Dean Stockwell, several on the crew do not want him because picking up strangers on a cattle drive are bad luck. YET, when Stockwell tears his pants and needs a new set of clothes there just happens to be an outfit that fits a 15 year old boy when there are no boys on the cattle crew.
- ConnectionsFeatures Red Canyon (1949)
- SoundtracksTen Thousand Cattle Gone
(uncredited)
Traditional
Hummed and whistled by various cast members
Arranged by Frank Skinner for main title
and arranged by Milton Rosen in the score at end
Featured review
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS ON DIRT - SO WHAT?
Okay...so we all know Cattle Drive (1951) is Captains Courageous (1937) on dirt, and instead of cut fingers and constantly soaked clothes, it's saddle sores and an endless supply of beans and bad coffee. So what? It doesn't lessen the value of the story, nor reduce the entertainment experienced when watching this movie. It's a little gem of a story. That said, there are some less than positive attributes with Cattle Drive (1951). The worst of these are that, frequently, the movie and the characters seem rushed and even abrupt. This leaves the viewer wanting more ... more development between the two main characters; more interplay with the other hands during the drive, and more information about the "education" of the father at the end of the movie. Having seen this movie subsequent to seeing Captains Courageous (1937), it was difficult not to mentally compare the two while viewing this movie. To some degree, that actually worked against Cattle Drive (1951). Even at that, Cattle Drive (1951) is well worth a look.
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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