Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
| Camera | William C. Mellor | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Edna Ferber | Novel |
| Writing | Ivan Moffat | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Art | Ralph S. Hurst | Set Decoration |
| Art | Boris Leven | Production Design |
| Directing | George Stevens | Director |
| Production | Henry Ginsberg | Producer |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Music |
| Production | George Stevens | Producer |
| Writing | Fred Guiol | Screenplay |
| Editing | William Hornbeck | Editor |
| Sound | Earl Crain Sr. | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Richard L. Wilson | Gaffer |
| Crew | Whitey Hughes | Stunts |
| Crew | Troy Melton | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Stader | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Bill Hale | Stunts |
| Crew | Pete Dunn | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Hinkle | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Burke | Stunts |
| Crew | Slim Talbot | Stunts |
| Crew | Eli Bo Jack Blackfeather | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted White | Stunts |
| Crew | Guy Teague | Stunts |
| Crew | Charles Willcox | Stunts |
| Crew | Ralph Webb | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Jack Cosgrove | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Dick Moder | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joseph E. Rickards | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fred Guiol | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Hoyt Bowers | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Sam Freedle | Script Supervisor |
