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.

Director Howard Hawks’ magnificent movie features a performance by John Wayne that’s so remarkable, it led to John Ford (who had already directed the star in several films) cracking, "I never knew the son of a bitch could act!"
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy