, 1h48 Directed byTom Gries OriginUSA GenresAction, Adventure, Romance, Western ActorsCharlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence, Lee Majors, Anthony Zerbe, Ben Johnson Roles fille Rating70% Will Penny (Charlton Heston) is an aging cowhand who at the end of a long trail hires on to ride the boundary of a ranch over the winter. He immediately comes across a woman, Catherine Allen (Joan Hackett), and her son Horace (Jon Gries) using one of the remote cabins to over-winter, having been deserted by the guide that her husband paid in advance to lead her and her son over the mountains. Despite his boss' instructions Penny lets them stay in the cabin and gives them a week to move out.