When Clay Santell stops in the town of Sutterville after having his horse stolen, he is mistaken by townspeople for a murderer named Travers. The townspeople capture Santell, and turn him over to lawman Harry Deckett. Deckett, who is tired of chasing the real Travers, decides to kill Santell and pass him off as Travers. Santell escapes from Deckett, taking lovely Janet Gifford hostage in the process. Janet comes to believe Santell's story, and helps him in his struggle to prove his real identity.
奥迪·墨菲(Audie Murphy)又是那个戴上徽章抓坏人的小伙,由巴里·沙利文巧(Barry Sullivan)妙地扮演。
Indian Agent sent to try new approach to peace with Apache based on respect for autonomy rather than submission to Army. Wins over reservation chiefs and the Indian widow given to him as housekeeper. Through use of diplomacy and demonstrations of faith in Apache leaders, reservation is put on the road to autonomy. Conflicts arise between Apache widow and Eastern wife but latter has a lot to learn.
1850年德州牧场扎克立家族来了一位流浪汉称扎克立家女儿是印第安凯欧族孤儿,引起凯欧族来此要人。整个问题是因为上一代白人与印第安相互寻仇,白人抱走印第安婴儿回家抚养,而该流浪客的儿子亦被印第安人掳走,向扎克立家族要求以女婴交换其儿子被拒而遭杀害,使其四处追踪迫害,最后水落石出,引起白人和印第安人的交战。
Passing through a town, a farm boy aspiring to be a bounty hunter rescues a woman who has been tricked into working in its brothel and the two travel towards his father's ranch.