Alan Ladd
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A post-Civil War romance and adventure film starring Alan Ladd as a Kansas cattle rancher who faces corrupt buyers and harsh conditions. The film features Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, and David Ladd as his son.
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- Romance, Western
- Gordon Douglas
- 1957-07-04
The Big Land is a 1957 American Western film in Warnercolor directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien. Plot [ edit ] Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan ( Alan Ladd ) leads a cattle drive to Missouri, assuring fellow ranchers that their stock will bring $20 ...
- George C. Bertholon
- Jaguar Productions
The Big Land is a 1957 Western film starring Alan Ladd as a rancher who clashes with a land baron. IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members, including writers, producers, directors, and more.
A cattleman and a farmer clash over a railroad project in the American West. The Big Land is a colorful and action-packed movie based on a novel by Frank Gruber.
- Gordon Douglas, William Kissel
- Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd stars as a Kansas cattle rancher battling the elements and corrupt cattle buyers to build a railroad spur to the Rio Grande just after the United States Civil War. After the Civil War, bitterness remained between Southerners and Northerners. In order to supply eastern cities with beef, former Confederates from Texas drove their herds ...
To repay their kindness, Chad and Joe concoct a plan to create a market town for cattle and grain, with the help of Joe's sister, Helen (Virginia Mayo), and her railroad executive fiancé (Don ...
- Western
Synopsis. Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan (Alan Ladd) leads a cattle drive to Missouri, assuring fellow ranchers that their stock will bring $10 a head at auction. Instead, ruthless cattle baron Brog (Anthony Caruso) has scared off all competition and offers much less.
- 92 min
