GenreWestern DistributorUniversal Studios CountryUnited States
Release dateSeptember 21, 1950 WriterHarold Shumate (story), Harold Shumate (screenplay) CastJoel McCrea (Chuck Conner), Wanda Hendrix (Della), John Russell (Rocky), John McIntire (Jess Higgins), Jeanette Nolan (Ma Higgins), Russell Simpson (Pop) Similar moviesJoel McCrea and John Russell appear in Saddle Tramp and Frenchie
Saddle Tramp is a 1950 American western film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Joel McCrea, Wanda Hendrix and John Russell. The film was made by Universal Pictures, and shot in Technicolor.
While travelling through Nevada to California, Chuck Conner stays with an old friend overnight. When his friend is killed falling from his horse, Connor feels a duty to look after his four children. He takes a job on a local ranch, but has to conceal his new family from his employer. He also takes in a young woman who has runaway from home, who assists him to tackle a gang of cattle rustlers.