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Status
Released
Release
1955
Runtime
1h 55m
Available options inUS
"Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ..."
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
82 Cast Members
James Dean
Cal Trask
Julie Harris
Abra Bacon
Raymond Massey
Adam Trask
Richard Davalos
Aron Trask
Jo Van Fleet
Kate Trask
Burl Ives
Sam the Sheriff
Albert Dekker
Will Hamilton
Lois Smith
Anne
Harold Gordon
Gustav Albrecht
Nick Dennis
Rantani
Abdullah Abbas
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
John Alban
Townsman (uncredited)
Rose Allen
Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Townsman (uncredited)
Barbara Baxley
Nurse (uncredited)
John Beradino
Coalman at Lettuce Field (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
Timothy Carey
Joe (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Charlie (Townsman at Carnival) (uncredited)
