Will Penny

"He was a peaceful man. But he could kill! He was a hard man. But he could smile! He was a shy and lonely man. But he could love!"

Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in, he agrees to share the cabin until the spring thaw. But it isn't just the snow that slowly thaws; the lonely man and woman soon forget their mutual hostility and start developing a deep love for one another.

Director: Tom Gries

Cast

Charlton Heston

Will Penny

Joan Hackett

Catherine Allen

Donald Pleasence

Preacher Quint

Lee Majors

Blue

Bruce Dern

Rafe Quint

Ben Johnson

Alex

Slim Pickens

Ike Wallerstein

Clifton James

Catron