Broken Lance
Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out he plans revenge.
Spencer Tracy
Matt Devereaux
Robert Wagner
Joe Devereaux
Jean Peters
Barbara
Richard Widmark
Ben Devereaux
Katy Jurado
Señora Devereaux
Hugh O'Brian
Mike Devereaux
Eduard Franz
Two Moons
Earl Holliman
Denny Devereaux
E.G. Marshall
Horace (The Governor)
Carl Benton Reid
Clem Lawton
Philip Ober
Van Cleve
Robert Burton
Mac Andrews
Robert Adler
O'Reilly (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Man Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
George Bell
Cowboy (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Juror (uncredited)
John Breen
Townsman (uncredited)
Arthur Q. Bryan
Bit Part (uncredited)
Roy Bucko
Cowboy (uncredited)
Bob Burrows
Cowboy (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Man in Courtroom Hall (uncredited)
Ben Corbett
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
King Donovan
Clerk (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Miner (uncredited)
John Epper
Ranger (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Juror (uncredited)
Art Felix
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Fritz Ford
Miner (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo
Francisco the Cook (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Juror (uncredited)
Robert Grandin
Capitol Clerk (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
Miner (uncredited)
Al Hill
Miner (uncredited)
George Huggins
Miner (uncredited)
Robert Ivers
Cowboy Working Cattle (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Bailiff (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Miner (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Bailiff (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Mac Andrews Henchman (uncredited)
Chief Gernonimo Kuth Le
Chief (uncredited)
Marco López
Indian (uncredited)
Jack Low
Minor Role (uncredited)
Anthony Marsh
Miner (uncredited)
Jack Mather
Prison Gateman (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Miner (uncredited)
Kansas Moehring
Man in Courtroom Hall (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Lawyer (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Steve Raines
Cowboy (uncredited)
Ford Raymond
Miner (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
Manuel (uncredited)
George Robotham
Miner (uncredited)
John Roy
Miner (uncredited)
Frosty Royce
Cowboy (uncredited)
Sam Savitsky
Miner (uncredited)
Clint Sharp
Ranger (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
Judge (uncredited)
O.A. Smith
Preacher (uncredited)
George Sowards
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Lawyer (uncredited)
George E. Stone
Paymaster (uncredited)
James Stone
Stable Owner (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Miner (uncredited)
Bill Wallace
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Edward Dmytryk
Director
Richard Murphy
Screenplay
Philip Yordan
Story
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Leigh Harline
Original Music Composer
Maurice Ransford
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Stuart A. Reiss
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Travilla
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Henry Weinberger
Assistant Director