Red River

Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.

John Wayne

(Thomas Dunson)

Montgomery Clift

(Matthew Garth)

Joanne Dru

Walter Brennan

('Groot' Nadine)

Coleen Gray

Harry Carey

John Ireland

(Cherry Valance)

Noah Beery Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

Chief Yowlachie

Paul Fix

Hank Worden

Mickey Kuhn

(Matt, as a boy)

Ray Hyke

Hal Taliaferro

Shelley Winters

(Dance Hall Girl in Wagon Train (uncredited))

Lane Chandler

(Colonel (uncredited))

Davison Clark

(Mr. Meeker (uncredited))

Harry Cording

(Gambler (uncredited))

Richard Farnsworth

(Dunston Rider (uncredited))

Paul Fierro

(Fernandez (uncredited))

George Lloyd

(Rider with Melville (uncredited))

Pierce Lyden

(Colonel's Trail Boss (uncredited))

Frank Meredith

(Train Engineer (uncredited))

John Merton

(Settler (uncredited) (uncredited))

Jack Montgomery

(Drover at Meeting (uncredited))

Ivan Parry

(Bunk Kenneally (uncredited))

Lee Phelps

(Gambler (uncredited))

John Rice

(Drover at Meeting (uncredited))

William Self

(Sutter (uncredited))

Carl Sepulveda

(Cowhand (uncredited))

Ray Spiker

(Wagon Train Member (uncredited))

Glenn Strange

(Naylor (uncredited))

Tom Tyler

(Quitter (uncredited))

Dan White

(Laredo (uncredited))

Guy Wilkerson

(Pete (uncredited))

Shelley Winters

(Wagon Train Member (uncredited))