The Tenderfoot

Plot Summary

Based on author James H. Tevis' Arizona in the 50s. Natural dangers and hostile Indians create problems for travelers in the West in the 1850s; a young man almost killed in an Indian raid looks to a frontier scout, Mose Carson, for an education. They get involved in a plan to sell wild mustangs to the Army. The edited-down theatertical release of a 3-part miniseries that aired on television.

Top Cast

Brian Keith Mose Carson

Brandon De Wilde Jim Tevis

James Whitmore Captain Ewell

Richard Long Paul Durand

Donald May Thatcher