A drifter stranded in Kansas accepts a job offer from a wheat harvester who, in desperation over his cancer and financial woes, attempts suicide but becomes a father-figure to the young man.
Dennis Weaver
Elroy 'Bud' Burkhardt
Kurt Russell
Larry Koenig
Mare Winningham
Marlene Burkhardt
Fran Brill
Suze Winter
Wilford Brimley
Pete Alberts
Rossie Harris
Dougie Burkhardt
Grainger Hines
Gregg Burkhardt
Penny Fuller
Fern Jensen
