Overview

When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa and make their way there. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience.

Genres

Cast

Tyrone Power

Paul Van Riebeck

Susan Hayward

Katie O'Neill

Richard Egan

Kurt Hout

John Justin

Shawn Kildare

Agnes Moorehead

Aggie (Kildare's governess)

Rita Moreno

Julia

Hope Emerson

Maria DeGroot

Brad Dexter

Lt. Christian

Henry O'Neill

Squire O'Neill