Sam Burton's second wife is a Kiowa, and their son is therefore born mixed-race. When a struggle starts between the whites and the native Kiowas, the Burton family is split between loyalties.

Elvis Presley
as Pacer Burton

Barbara Eden
as Roslyn Pierce

Steve Forrest
as Clint Burton

Dolores del Río
as Neddy Burton

John McIntire
as Sam Burton

Rodolfo Acosta
as Buffalo Horn

Karl Swenson
as Dred Pierce

Ford Rainey
as Doc Phillips

Richard Jaeckel
as Angus Pierce

Anne Benton
as Dorothy Howard