The Far Country (1954)

6.9/10 97 min Western

Overview

During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run afoul of the law in Alaska and are forced to work for a saloon owner to take her supplies into a newly booming but lawless Canadian town.

Cast

James Stewart

Jeff Webster

Ruth Roman

Ronda Castle

Corinne Calvet

Renee Vallon

Walter Brennan

Ben Tatum

John McIntire

Judge Gannon

Jay C. Flippen

Rube

Harry Morgan

Ketchum

Steve Brodie

Ives

Connie Gilchrist

Hominy

Robert J. Wilke

Madden

Chubby Johnson

Dusty

Royal Dano

Luke

Jack Elam

Frank Newberry

Kathleen Freeman

Grits

Al Bain

Miner (uncredited)

Gregg Barton

Rounds (uncredited)

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