Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out he plans revenge.
Spencer Tracy
as Matt Devereaux
Robert Wagner
as Joe Devereaux
Jean Peters
as Barbara
Richard Widmark
as Ben Devereaux
Katy Jurado
as Señora Devereaux
Hugh O'Brian
as Mike Devereaux
Eduard Franz
as Two Moons
Earl Holliman
as Denny Devereaux
E.G. Marshall
as Horace (The Governor)
Carl Benton Reid
as Clem Lawton
John Chard
Edward Dmytryk Crafts The Western King Lear. With both it being based on Shakespeare's King Lear and being a Western remake of Joseph L. Mankiewicz's tasty film noir, House of Strangers, Broken Lance had fine sources from which to work from. Throw in to the mixer that it stars Spencer Tracy, Rich...