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.

• Release date
• December 19, 1967
• Runtime
• 110 min
• Genres
• Western, Romance
• 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