
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Cast

Elizabeth Taylor
Leslie Lynnton Benedict

Rock Hudson
Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.

James Dean
Jett Rink

Carroll Baker
Luz Benedict II

Jane Withers
Vashti Synthe

Chill Wills
Uncle Bawley

Mercedes McCambridge
Luz Benedict

Dennis Hopper
Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III

Sal Mineo
Angel Obregón II

Rod Taylor
Sir David Karfrey

Judith Evelyn
Mrs. Nancy Lynnton

Earl Holliman
'Bob' Dace

Robert Nichols
Mort 'Pinky' Snythe

Paul Fix
Dr. Horace Lynnton

Alexander Scourby
Old Polo

Charles Watts
Judge Oliver Whiteside

Elsa Cárdenas
Juana Guerra Benedict

Carolyn Craig
Lacey Lynnton

Monte Hale
Bale Clinch

Sheb Wooley
Gabe Target
Mary Ann Edwards
Adarene Clinch

Victor Millan
Angel Obregón Sr.

Mickey Simpson
Sarge

Pilar Del Rey
Mrs. Obregón

Maurice Jara
Dr. Guerra

Noreen Nash
Lona Lane

Ray Whitley
Watts

Napoleon Whiting
Jefferson Swazey

Fran Bennett
Judy Benedict

Elsa Aguirre
Minor Role

Barbara Barrie
Mary Lou Decker

Bert Stevens
Wedding Guest

Bess Flowers
Guest at Jeff Rink's Banquet

Harold Miller
Wedding Guest

Claudia Bryar
Older Beauty Operator
Marion Gray
Guest at Jett Rink's Banquet
Dana Dillaway
Judy Benedict - Age 4

Highland Dale
War Winds the Horse (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Governor's Ball Guest (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Governor's Ball Guest (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Security Guard (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Governor's Ball Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Governor's Ball Guest (uncredited)
Crew

George Stevens
Director, Producer

Fred Guiol
Screenplay, Second Unit Director
Ivan Moffat
Screenplay

Edna Ferber
Novel
William Hornbeck
Editor

William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
Dick Moder
First Assistant Director
Joseph E. Rickards
Assistant Director
Henry Ginsberg
Producer

Boris Leven
Production Design
Hoyt Bowers
Casting
Moss Mabry
Costume Designer
Marjorie Best
Costume Design
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Earl Crain Sr.
Sound Designer
Ralph Webb
Special Effects
Jack Cosgrove
Visual Effects

Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
Sam Freedle
Script Supervisor

Paul Baxley
Stunts
Bill Hale
Stunts

Pete Dunn
Stunts
Robert Hinkle
Stunts
Ron Burke
Stunts
Slim Talbot
Stunts
Eli Bo Jack Blackfeather
Stunts

Ted White
Stunts

Guy Teague
Stunts
Charles Willcox
Stunts
Whitey Hughes
Stunts

Troy Melton
Stunts
Paul Stader
Stunt Coordinator
Richard L. Wilson
Gaffer
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