Synopsis
When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
Movie Information
- Director
- Mark Rydell
- Writers
- Irving Ravetch, William Dale Jennings, Harriet Frank Jr.
- Release Year
- 1972
- Runtime
- 134 minutes
- Genre
- Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (275 votes)
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When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
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