An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.
Robert Mitchum
as Matt Calder
Marilyn Monroe
as Kay Weston
Rory Calhoun
as Harry Weston
Tommy Rettig
as Mark Calder
Murvyn Vye
as Dave Colby
Douglas Spencer
as Sam Benson
Arthur Shields
as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
Larry Chance
as Young Punk (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
as Prospector (uncredited)
Ann McCrea
as Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
John Chard
What are you chasing Calder? After a stint in jail, Matt Calder is reunited with his son Mark and sets both of them up at a riverside lodge. One day he helps aid a couple who are struggling with their raft down the river. It turns out to be a dubious gambler named Harry Weston and his saloon si...