The Rare Breed

3/9/2026

The lately widowed “Martha” (Maureen O’Hara) is travelling with her daughter “Hilary” (Juliet Mills) and cowhand “Sam” to St. Louis where they hope to introduced the hardy British Hereford breed of cow to the United States. Their prize possession is “Vindicator” whom they sell to the curmudgeonly old Scot “Bowen” (Brian Keith). On their way to his remote ranch, “Sam” and “Martha” start to bond a little, but upon arrival nobody reckons the bull has what it takes to survive the harshness of the winter and so “Bowen” and the dejected “Martha” talk marriage whilst “Sam” spends the winter trawling through the snow looking for the bull. As spring approaches, so do some nuptials and “Sam” knows that if he can somehow prove that “Vindicator” succeeded in breeding then maybe, just maybe, “Martha” w