In 1913, in Oklahoma, oil derrick owner Lena Doyle, aided by her father and a hobo, is stubbornly drilling for oil despite the pressure from major oil companies to sell her land.

George C. Scott
as Noble 'Mase' Mason

Faye Dunaway
as Lena Doyle

Jack Palance
as Hellman

John Mills
as Cleon Doyle

William Lucking
as Marion

Harvey Jason
as Wilcox

Ted Gehring
as Wobbly

Cliff Osmond
as Massive Man

Rafael Campos
as Jimmy

Woodrow Parfrey
as Lawyer