Cattle Empire

Cattle Empire

The war of the ranch kings stampedes the West's wildest cattle empire

NR 1958 · 83 min · ★ 6.2 · Western

After serving a five year prison sentence for allowing his men to destroy a town in a drunken spree, a trail boss is hired by the same town's leading citizen to drive their cattle to Fort Clemson. Complicating matters, a rival cattle baron also hires the cattle driver to lead his herd.

Directed by Charles Marquis Warren · Written by Endre Bohem

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