Drama / Western /

Score: 74%( 654 votes )

Overview: A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

Cast:

Alan Ladd
Shane

Jean Arthur
Marian Starrett

Van Heflin
Joe Starrett

Brandon De Wilde
Joey Starrett

Jack Palance
Jack Wilson

Ben Johnson
Chris Calloway

Edgar Buchanan
Fred Lewis

Emile Meyer
Rufus Ryker

Elisha Cook Jr.
Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey

Douglas Spencer
Axel 'Swede' Shipstead

John Dierkes
Morgan Ryker

Ellen Corby
Liz Torrey

Paul McVey
Sam Grafton

John Miller
Bartender Will Atkey

Edith Evanson
Mrs. Shipstead

Leonard Strong
Ernie Wright

Ray Spiker
Axel Johnson

Janice Carroll
Susan Lewis

Martin Mason
Ed Howells

Helen Brown
Martha Lewis

Nancy Kulp
Mrs. Howells

Ewing Miles Brown
Ryker Man (uncredited)

Bill Cartledge
Ryker Man (uncredited)

Chick Hannan
Ryker Man (uncredited)

George J. Lewis
Ryker Man (uncredited)

Jack Sterling
Ryker Man (uncredited)

Henry Wills
Ryker Man (uncredited)

Alana Ladd
Little Girl (uncredited)

David Ladd
Little Boy (uncredited)

Howard Negley
Yank Potts (uncredited)

Charles Quirk
Clerk (uncredited)

George Stevens
Knock Him Into That Pigpen, Chris! (voice) (uncredited)

Beverly Washburn
Ruth Lewis (uncredited)