

The Rare Breed
Young lovers ... restless, bold, ready to meet the brawling dangers of the raw West ... Head On !
When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. They enlist Sam "Bulldog" Burnett in their efforts to transport their lone bull, a Hereford named Vindicator, to a breeder in Texas, but the trail is fraught with danger and even Burnett doubts the survival potential of this "rare breed" of cattle.
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- English
- cattle
- whistling
- frontier justice
- horse and wagon
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- TheatricalNRFort Worth, Texas2 Feb 1966
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- Theatrical26 Aug 1966
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The Rare Breed was released on 2 February 1966.
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The lately widowed “Martha” (Maureen O’Hara) is travelling with her daughter “Hilary” (Juliet Mills) and cowhand “Sam” to St. Louis where they hope to introduced the hardy British Hereford breed of cow to the United States. Their prize possession is “Vindicator” whom they sell to the curmudgeonly old Scot “Bowen” (Brian Keith). On their way to his remote ranch, “Sam” and “Martha” start to bond a little, but upon arri…
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