14-year-old Kurt Russell plays Jamie, an orphaned boy heading westward with a wagon train. Charles Bronson is a wagon scout Linc Murdock, who runs into difficulties when he meets old flame Maria (Susan Oliver), who is now married to corrupt lawman Rance Macklin (Jan Merlin). The jealous Macklin has Murdock arrested, but Maria frees him, permitting Murdock and Jamie to embark on a new adventure involving a "lost" gold mine.
| Sound | Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Berne Giler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Lewis Taylor | Novel |
| Editing | Harry Coswick | Editor |
| Camera | John M. Nickolaus Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Production | Boris Ingster | Producer |
| Sound | Harry Sukman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Directing | Boris Sagal | Director |
| Art | Addison Hehr | Art Direction |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
