Untamed

When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa and make their way there. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience.

Cast

Tyrone Power

as Paul Van Riebeck

Susan Hayward

as Katie O'Neill

Richard Egan

as Kurt Hout

John Justin

as Shawn Kildare

Agnes Moorehead

as Aggie (Kildare's governess)

Rita Moreno

as Julia

Hope Emerson

as Maria DeGroot

Brad Dexter

as Lt. Christian

Henry O'Neill

as Squire O'Neill

Paul Thompson

as Tschaka

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