Cattle Drive

For the practice of walking herd, see Cattle drive.

Cattle Drive is a 1951 American Western film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Joel McCrea, Dean Stockwell and Chill Wills. Much of the film was shot in Death Valley National Park, California and Paria, Utah.

Cattle Drive
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kurt Neumann
Written by	Lillie Hayward Jack Natteford
Produced by	Aaron Rosenberg
Starring	Joel McCrea Dean Stockwell Chill Wills Leon Ames Bob Steele
Cinematography	Maury Gertsman
Edited by	Danny B. Landres
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Universal International Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 1, 1951 (1951-08-01)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The basic story echoes that of the 1937 film Captains Courageous, adapted from a novel by Rudyard Kipling, although in the desert rather than at sea.^[1]

Plot

Chester Graham Jr., the spoiled young son of a wealthy railroad owner, is lost in the middle of nowhere when he wanders away from a train during a water stop. He is found by a cowboy who is driving cattle. Lucky to be alive, Chester accompanies the cowboys and learns the value of hard work, self-discipline and comradeship on the trail to Santa Fe.

Cast

• Joel McCrea as Dan Matthews
• Dean Stockwell as Chester Graham Jr.
• Chill Wills as Dallas
• Leon Ames as Chester Graham Sr.
• Henry Brandon as Jim Currie
• Howard Petrie as Cap
• Bob Steele as Charlie "Careless" Morgan
• Griff Barnett as Conductor O'Hara

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Paria, Utah, and Death Valley.^[2]

See also

• Cattle drive