A cowboy finds the spoiled son of a railroad magnate lost in the deserted hills and teaches him survival skills and hard work values.A cowboy finds the spoiled son of a railroad magnate lost in the deserted hills and teaches him survival skills and hard work values.A cowboy finds the spoiled son of a railroad magnate lost in the deserted hills and teaches him survival skills and hard work values.
Emile Avery
- Cowpuncher
- (uncredited)
Bob Burns
- Businessman on Train
- (uncredited)
Harry Carey Jr.
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Frank Chase
- Cowhand
- (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Timmy Hawkins
- Tommy
- (uncredited)
Carol Henry
- Cowpuncher
- (uncredited)
Hugh Hooker
- Cowpuncher
- (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Lewis Martin
- Winston
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThis was Dean Stockwell's last film as a child actor. His next appearance on the big screen was five years later.
- GoofsWhen McCrea brings in Dean Stockwell, several on the crew do not want him because picking up strangers on a cattle drive are bad luck. YET, when Stockwell tears his pants and needs a new set of clothes there just happens to be an outfit that fits a 15 year old boy when there are no boys on the cattle crew.
- ConnectionsFeatures Red Canyon (1949)
- SoundtracksTen Thousand Cattle Gone
(uncredited)
Traditional
Hummed and whistled by various cast members
Arranged by Frank Skinner for main title
and arranged by Milton Rosen in the score at end
Featured review
Superb Example of a Lost Genre
The lost genre being the good, challenging family/children's movie.
There were many series Westerns, and later TV variants like Cisco and Hoppy, but "Cattle Drive" is a lovely example of a cinema Western movie for kids but also to be enjoyed by the family. Shortish but with barely a false or draggy moment.
From the reviews already logged, it's obviously warmly remembered by those who saw it as children when it first came out.
Here in the UK it has been shown several times in the last few years and, as I write (March 2012) it's getting consecutive airings on a free to view digital channel.
No surprise: it's a terrific little film, one of two or three in similar vein that McCrea made around that time.
Joel McCrea obviously had an affinity with children, but, then again, wasn't he just a marvellous actor in whatever he did?
To the many points mentioned by the reviewers I would add another-the wonderful music.
There were many series Westerns, and later TV variants like Cisco and Hoppy, but "Cattle Drive" is a lovely example of a cinema Western movie for kids but also to be enjoyed by the family. Shortish but with barely a false or draggy moment.
From the reviews already logged, it's obviously warmly remembered by those who saw it as children when it first came out.
Here in the UK it has been shown several times in the last few years and, as I write (March 2012) it's getting consecutive airings on a free to view digital channel.
No surprise: it's a terrific little film, one of two or three in similar vein that McCrea made around that time.
Joel McCrea obviously had an affinity with children, but, then again, wasn't he just a marvellous actor in whatever he did?
To the many points mentioned by the reviewers I would add another-the wonderful music.
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- nigel-hawkes
- Mar 22, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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