Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.

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Cast

Kirk Douglas

Jim Deakins

Dewey Martin

Boone Caudill

Elizabeth Threatt

Teal Eye

Arthur Hunnicutt

Zeb Calloway

Buddy Baer

Romaine

Steven Geray

"Frenchy" Jourdonnais

Henri Letondal

La Badie

Hank Worden

Poordevil

Jim Davis

Streak

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Thol Simonson

Boatman

Kirk Douglas — Jim Deakins

Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer, director and author. He grew up as Izzy Demsky and legally changed his name to Kirk Douglas before entering the United States Navy during World War II.

Dewey Martin — Boone Caudill

Dewey Martin (born Dewey Dallas Martin; 8 December 1923 – 9 April 2018) was an American film and television actor. Born in Katemcy, Texas, he began acting after serving in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War. He made his screen debut in an uncredited role in Knock on Any Door (1949).

Elizabeth Threatt — Teal Eye

Elizabeth Threatt (12 April 1926 – 22 November 1993) was an American model and actress. Born in Kershaw, South Carolina, she worked as a model in New York before director Howard Hawks cast her as Teal Eye in The Big Sky (1952).