Gregory Peck, playing McKay, a wealthy, former sea captain, journeys to wed his fiancée, Pat Terrill, only to be plunged into a significant conflict between her father, Major Terrill, and his longtime enemy, Rufus Hannassey, along with Hannassey’s sons. The situation is complicated further by Charlton Heston's character, Leech, the Major’s trusted lieutenant who also desires Pat, and Jean Simmons, who controls the “O…

I can’t imagine staying put in the midst of something like that. Former seafarer James McKay, played by Gregory Peck, travels west to wed Patricia Terrill, portrayed by Carroll Baker. McKay’s easygoing, gentle nature sets him apart from the ranchers he now finds himself among, especially Steve Leech, the foreman for the Terrill ranch and Charlton Heston's character, who doesn’t seem to like him much. It turns out …