The war of the ranch kings stampedes the West's wildest cattle empire
After serving a five year prison sentence for allowing his men to destroy a town in a drunken spree, a trail boss is hired by the same town's leading citizen to drive their cattle to Fort Clemson. Complicating matters, a rival cattle baron also hires the cattle driver to lead his herd.
Cattle Empire (1958) is a western film directed by Charles Marquis Warren, released on April 1, 1958 with a runtime of 1h 23m. It stars Joel McCrea, Gloria Talbott, Don Haggerty and Phyllis Coates. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 19 ratings.
Joel McCrea
as John Cord
Gloria Talbott
as Sandy Jeffrey
Don Haggerty
as Ralph Hamilton
Phyllis Coates
as Janice Hamilton
Bing Russell
as Douglas Hamilton
Richard Shannon
as Garth
Paul Brinegar
as Tom Jefferson Jeffrey
Charles H. Gray
as Tom Powis (as Charles Gray)
Art Felix
as Vaquero (uncredited)
Ted Smile
as Garth Cowhand (uncredited)
Howard Culver
as Preacher (uncredited)
Steve Raines
as Paul Corbo (uncredited)
Directed by Charles Marquis Warren, written by Endre Bohem, Eric Norden and Daniel B. Ullman, produced by Robert Stabler.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 19 ratings.
The Town Of Hamilton Bids You Welcome. Joel McCrea stars as a trail boss falsely imprisoned for his men's misdemeanours. Released and suffering at the hands of an unforgiving and irate town, he's hired by a blind Don Haggerty to drive his herd - but Haggerty has his own agenda's on this trip. A routine Western that is chiefly saved from the bottom rung by the presence of Joel McCrea. McCrea was a real life cowboy…
Reviewed on September 15, 2015
Joel McCrea holds this cattle-driving western together competently enough as "Cord", a man who must get his huge herd of cows to market. Problem is, one herd belongs to the citizens of a town that he let his previous crew trash - earning him a five year spell in jail. The other herd is owned by a competitor - so no easy task here for the man. Unusually for the genre, and thankfully here, we have a rather more…
Reviewed on November 5, 2023
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The main cast of Cattle Empire (1958) includes Joel McCrea, Gloria Talbott, Don Haggerty, Phyllis Coates and Bing Russell. The film was directed by Charles Marquis Warren. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Cattle Empire was released on April 1, 1958 and runs for 1h 23m.
Cattle Empire (1958) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 19 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
