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Farm widow Sarah Bowman has been impoverished by the siphoning of her water supply. A nearby big-city aqueduct has priority over water rights, leaving the rural outskirts virtually dry. Attempting to bring her cause to the forefront, Sarah dynamites the reservoir, half-hoping that she'll be "martyred" in the process. When she fails to arouse public support, she targets the local power plant for her next blast. Assistant DA Anne Greyfeather, who as an orphaned Indian girl was virtually raised by Sarah, decides to challenge the water-department bureaucracy on McGuire's behalf.

Top Cast

  • John Bellah

    John Bellah

    Powerman

  • Scotch Byerley

    Scotch Byerley

    Powerman

  • Robert Clotworthy

    Robert Clotworthy

    Walter Deliveryman

  • Rod Colbin

    Rod Colbin

    Arch

  • Bruce Davison

    Bruce Davison

    Calvin Oberst

  • Bill Erwin

    Bill Erwin

    Joe Greyfeather

  • Richard Farnsworth

    Richard Farnsworth

    Russ Ward

  • Henry Hamilton

    Henry Hamilton

    Boy

  • Wings Hauser

    Wings Hauser

    Frank Carwell

Overview

Farm widow Sarah Bowman has been impoverished by the siphoning of her water supply. A nearby big-city aqueduct has priority over water rights, leaving the rural outskirts virtually dry. Attempting to bring her cause to the forefront, Sarah dynamites the reservoir, half-hoping that she'll be "martyred" in the process. When she fails to arouse public support, she targets the local power plant for her next blast. Assistant DA Anne Greyfeather, who as an orphaned Indian girl was virtually raised by Sarah, decides to challenge the water-department bureaucracy on McGuire's behalf.

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