PG | 1 h 43 min | Drama, Western | 1958
Weary from the Civil War, ex-Confederate soldier John Chandler (Alan Ladd) rides into an Illinois town. His 10-year-old son, David (David Ladd), so tiny he’s barely seen, sits back to back with his father and grins at his dog, Lance (King, a real-life champion border collie), trailing their horse.
John’s gun is slung on his hip, and looks like it’s seen busier times. John’s piercing eyes imply that he’s hunting for someone, but it isn’t who you’d suspect. He’s looking for a doctor who can cure David, struck mute from watching his mother die in a fire….