Handlung
Die Quäkerfamilie Birdwell in Indiana versucht sich 1862 während des Bürgerkrieges ihre pazifistischen Grundsätze zu bewahren. Bereits der Alltag führt regelmässig zu einem Dilemma praktischer Art. Die Gans Samantha attackiert den Quäkerjungen Little Jess, der sich wehrt, indem er ihr einen Eimer Wasser über das Federkleid kippt, und sich sogar zu der Drohung versteigt, sie umzubringen. Seine Mutter, Eliza Birdwell, Vorsteherin einer Quäkergemeinde, erinnert ihn an den Grundsatz der Gewaltlosigkeit. Eliza missfällt, dass Jess, ihr Mann, mit seinem methodistischen Freund Sam Jordan Kutschrennen auf dem Weg zum Bethaus veranstaltet und seinem Pferd eine zusätzliche Anstrengung abverlangt, die es freiwillig nicht auf sich genommen hätte. Gewaltlosigkeit gilt auch Tieren gegenüber, soweit die Grundbedürfnisse des Menschen es zulassen.
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Besetzung
Gary Cooper
Jess Birdwell
Dorothy McGuire
Eliza Birdwell
Anthony Perkins
Josh Birdwell
Richard Eyer
Little Jess Birdwell
Robert Middleton
Sam Jordan
Phyllis Love
Mattie Birdwell
Peter Mark Richman
Gardner 'Gard' Jordan
Walter Catlett
Professor Quigley
Richard Hale
Purdy
Joel Fluellen
Enoch
Theodore Newton
Major Harvey
John Smith
Caleb Cope
Edna Skinner
Opal Hudspeth
Marjorie Durant
Pearl Hudspeth
Frances Farwell
Ruby Hudspeth
Marjorie Main
The Widow Hudspeth
Edward Andrews
Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Fuller
Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Clem - Looter (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh
Methodist Minister (uncredited)
Tom London
Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
Doug McClure
Soldier (uncredited)
William Schallert
Young Husband (uncredited)
Joe Turkel
Poor Loser (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Ivan Rasputin
Billy Goat - Wrestling Challenger (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Jean Inness
Mrs Purdy (uncredited)
James Anderson
Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited)
Irvin Ashkenazy
Farmer (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
John Barton
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Quaker (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Bob Burns
Dancer at Carnival (uncredited)
Mary Carr
Emma - Quaker Woman (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Barker (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Operator (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Cecil Combs
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
John Compton
Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney
Reb Courier (uncredited)
John Craven
Band Leader (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Midget at County Fair (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Charles Delaney
Drinker (uncredited)
John Dierkes
Farmer (uncredited)
James Dobson
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Elmore
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Small Role (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson
Southern Renegade (uncredited)
Ralph Gamble
Medicine Man (uncredited)
Richard Garland
Rebel Bushwhacker Grabbed by Jess (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Brother Amos - Elder (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Jim Goodwin
Coward (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Quaker (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)
Ron Hargrave
Farmer (uncredited)
Harry Hines
County Fair Barker (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
George Huggins
Church Member (uncredited)
Tom Irish
Young Rebel (uncredited)
Jack Isbell
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Mary Jackson
Country Woman (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Shell Game Man (uncredited)
Diane Jergens
Elizabeth - Quaker Girl (uncredited)
Leroy Johnson
Forager (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Quaker (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
King Karlo
Fire Eater (uncredited)
Don Kennedy
Buster - Whacked by Eliza (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Billy Goat's Manager (uncredited)
Wright King
Forager (uncredited)
Helen Kleeb
Old Lady (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Quaker (uncredited)
Clarence M. Landry
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Jack Macy
Small Role (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
William McCarter
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Tipp McClure
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Farmer (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
Farmer (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Farmer (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
James O'Hara
Forager (uncredited)
Murray Parker
Sword Swallower (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
John Pickard
Ex-Sergeant on Front Line with Josh (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Farmer (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
O'Hara (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Businessman (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Quaker (uncredited)
James Seay
Rebel Captain (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Jack Sterling
Rebel (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Rebel Looter (uncredited)
William Tannen
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
William Vedder
Farmer (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Glen Walters
Dancer at Carnival (uncredited)
Steve Warren
Haskell (uncredited)
Hart Wayne
Farmer (uncredited)
Wally West
Christian Church Member (uncredited)
