14-year-old Kurt Russell plays Jamie, an orphaned boy heading westward with a wagon train. Charles Bronson is a wagon scout Linc Murdock, who runs into difficulties when he meets old flame Maria (Susan Oliver), who is now married to corrupt lawman Rance Macklin (Jan Merlin). The jealous Macklin has Murdock arrested, but Maria frees him, permitting Murdock and Jamie to embark on a new adventure involving a "lost" gold mine.
as Linc Murdock
as Maria Macklin
as Jamie McPheeters
as Rance Macklin
as Ives
as Mr. Knudsen
as Dan Macklin
as Carey Macklin
as Mendez
as Ray Macklin
as Doctor McPheeters
as Girard
as Bryce, Blacksmith
as Molly
as Bit Part