Action / Drama / Western /

Score: 57%( 17 votes )

Overview: Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents -- the city-loving Fred and country-happy Alice -- constantly bickering, Tom looks to cowboy Billy Buck for companionship and paternal love.

Cast:

Myrna Loy
Alice Tiflin

Robert Mitchum
Billy Buck

Louis Calhern
Grandfather

Shepperd Strudwick
Mr. Fred Tiflin

Peter Miles
Tom

Margaret Hamilton
Teacher

Melinda Byron
Jinx Ingals

Beau Bridges
Beau

Jackie Jackson
Jackie

Don Reynolds
Little Brown Jug

Nino Tempo
Nino

Tom Sheridan
Dale

William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Truck driver

George Tyne
Charlie

Poodles Hanneford
Clown

Gracie Hanneford
Circus performer

Eddie Borden
Circus performer

Max Wagner
Bartender

Alvin Hammer
Telegrapher

Dolores Castle
Gert