Cast & Crew

Directed by

Henry Hathaway

Writing Credits

Charles Portis
(novel)
Marguerite Roberts
(screenplay)

Cast

John Wayne
Rooster Cogburn
Glen Campbell
'La Boeuf'
Kim Darby
Mattie Ross
Jeremy Slate
Emmett Quincy
Robert Duvall
Ned Pepper
Dennis Hopper
'Moon'
Alfred Ryder
Goudy
Strother Martin
Col. G. Stonehill
Jeff Corey
Tom Chaney
Ron Soble
Capt. Boots Finch
John Fiedler
Lawyer Daggett
James Westerfield
Judge Parker
John Doucette
'Sheriff'
Donald Woods
'Barlow'
Edith Atwater
Mrs. Floyd
Carlos Rivas
'Dirty Bob'
Isabel Boniface
Mrs. Bagby
H.W. Gim
Chen Lee
John Pickard
Frank Ross
Elizabeth Harrower
Mrs. Ross
Ken Renard
Yarnell
Jay Ripley
Harold Parmalee
Kenneth Becker
Farrell Parmalee
Leon Alton
Boarding House Guest
Larry Arnold
Courtroom Spectator
Wilford Brimley
Minor Role
Forest Burns
Courtroom Spectator
Albert Cavens
Boarding House Guest
Gene Coogan
Boarding House Guest
Chuck Hayward
Card Player / Raft Man (uncredited)
Myron Healey
Deputy at Prisoner Unloading
Stonewall Jackson
Cowboy with Newspaper
James McEachin
Judge Parker's Bailiff
Dennis McMullen
Bailiff
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Red - Ferryman
Robin Morse
Bit Part
Edna O'Dell
Boarding House Guest
John Pedrini
Boarding House Guest
General Sterling Price
Ginger Cat
Stuart Randall
McAlester
Clark Ross
Courtroom Spectator
Connie Sawyer
Talkative Woman at Hanging
Jeffrey Sayre
Courtroom Spectator
Jay Silverheels
Condemned Man at Hanging
Dean Smith
Minor Role
Vincent St. Cyr
Gaspargoo
Max Wagner
Courtroom Spectator
Guy Wilkerson
The Hangman
Chalky Williams
Courtroom Spectator
Hank Worden
R. Ryan - Undertaker

Produced by

Joseph H. Hazen
executive producer (uncredited)
Paul Nathan
associate producer
Hal B. Wallis
producer

Music by

Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by

Lucien Ballard
director of photography

Production Design by

Walter H. Tyler
(as Walter Tyler)

Set Decoration by

John Burton
Ray Moyer

Costume Design by

Dorothy Jeakins
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Carol Meikle
hair stylist
Jack Wilson
makeup supervisor

Production Management

Frank Beetson
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William W. Gray
assistant director

Art Department

Adam John Backauskas
property maker (uncredited)

Sound Department

Roy Meadows
sound recording
Elden Ruberg
sound recording
Frank Meadows
boom operator (uncredited)

Stunts

Cody Bearpaw
stunts (uncredited)
Jim Burk
stunts (uncredited)
Polly Burson
stunts (uncredited)
Gary Combs
stunts (uncredited)
Quentin Dickey
stunts (uncredited)
Louie Elias
stunts (uncredited)
Fred Gerber
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Harris
stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
stunts (uncredited)
Monty Jordan
stunt double (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith
stunt double: Robert Duvall (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Neil Summers
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Thomas Laughridge
camera operator (uncredited)
Paul M. Pollard
assistant camera (uncredited)
Phil Stern
still photographer (uncredited)
Harry Young
first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Luster Bayless
wardrobe (uncredited)
Jane Bockstruck
seamstress (uncredited)
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Warren Low
supervising film editor

Music Department

Elmer Bernstein
conductor (uncredited)
Jack Hayes
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Robert Evans
studio executive (uncredited)
Gary Gillingham
production accountant (uncredited)
'Chema' Hernandez
head wrangler: Mexico (uncredited)
Arthur Wilde
unit publicist (uncredited)
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