Alan Ladd character Shane
Jean Arthur character Marian Starrett
Van Heflin character Joe Starrett
Brandon De Wilde character Joey Starrett
Jack Palance character Jack Wilson
Ben Johnson character Chris Calloway
Edgar Buchanan character Fred Lewis
Emile Meyer character Rufus Ryker
Elisha Cook Jr. character Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
Douglas Spencer character Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
John Dierkes character Morgan Ryker
Ellen Corby character Liz Torrey
Paul McVey character Sam Grafton
John Miller character Will Atkey, bartender
Edith Evanson character Mrs. Shipstead
Leonard Strong character Ernie Wright
Ray Spiker character Johnson, homesteader
Janice Carroll character Susan Lewis
Martin Mason character Ed Howells
Helen Brown character Ed Howells
Nancy Kulp character Mrs. Howells
Ewing Miles Brown character Ryker Man (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge character Ryker Man (uncredited)
Chick Hannan character Ryker Man (uncredited)
George J. Lewis character Ryker Man (uncredited)
Jack Sterling character Ryker Man (uncredited)
Henry Wills character Ryker Man (uncredited)
Alana Ladd character Little Girl (uncredited)
David Ladd character Little Boy (uncredited)
Howard Negley character Yank Potts (uncredited)
Charles Quirk character Clerk (uncredited)
George Stevens character Knock Him Into That Pigpen, Chris! (voice) (uncredited)
Beverly Washburn character Ruth Lewis (uncredited)
