Wild Heritage


Wild Heritage is a 1958 American CinemaScope Eastmancolor Western film directed by Charles F. Haas and starring Will Rogers, Jr., Maureen O'Sullivan and Rod McKuen.

Plot

Emma Breslin and her family cross the plains in a covered wagon. They make the fateful decision to pause in a lawless western town where Emma's husband, Jake, is shot by rustlers Arn and Jud. But folksy Judge Copeland persuades them to go on. At Break Wagon Hill, their wagon does just that and they decide to homestead on the spot.
The movie follows the trials and joys of Emma and her family, as well as those of their neighbors, the Bascombs. Finally, violence reappears when Arn and Jud show up on their homestead, leading to a showdown with the Breslin Boys.

Cast