Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.
Cast
Kirk Douglas
Jim Deakins
Dewey Martin
Boone Caudill
Elizabeth Threatt
Teal Eye
Arthur Hunnicutt
Zeb Calloway
Buddy Baer
Romaine
Steven Geray
"Frenchy" Jourdonnais
Henri Letondal
La Badie
Hank Worden
Poordevil
Jim Davis
Streak
Thol Simonson
Boatman
William Self
Boatman
Beulah Archuletta
Blackfoot Dancer
Frank De Kova
Moleface (uncredited)
John George
Passerby (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Sam Eggelston (uncredited)
Jay Novello
Trapper (uncredited)
Crew
Howard Hawks
Director, Producer
Ray Buffum
Adaptation
DeVallon Scott
Adaptation
Dudley Nichols
Screenplay
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Novel
Christian Nyby
Editor
Russell Harlan
Director of Photography
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Don L. Cash
Makeup Artist
Thol Simonson
Special Effects Technician
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
William Stevens
Set Decoration
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
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