Red River

Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner begin to butt heads on the exhausting journey.

John Wayne

Thomas Dunson

Montgomery Clift

Matthew Garth

Joanne Dru

Tess Millay

Walter Brennan

'Groot' Nadine

Coleen Gray

Fen

Harry Carey

Mr. Melville

John Ireland

Cherry Valance

Noah Beery Jr.

Buster McGee

Harry Carey, Jr.

Dan Latimer

Chief Yowlachie

Quo

Paul Fix

Teeler Yacey

Hank Worden

Simms Reeves

Mickey Kuhn

Matt, as a boy

Ray Hyke

Walt Jergens

Hal Taliaferro

Old Leather

Shelley Winters

Dance Hall Girl in Wagon Train (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Colonel (uncredited)

Davison Clark

Mr. Meeker (uncredited)