US Marshal Gid McCool leads a wagon train of convicted felons to Huntsville prison. The only female among the crooks is the dancehall girl Laura Mannon, McCool's former flame. When McCool cannot be swayed from completing his lawful duty, Laura tries to endear herself to shotgun rider Mike Reno in hopes he will set her free.
George Montgomery
as Gid McCool
Yvonne De Carlo
as Laura Mannon
Tab Hunter
as Mike Reno
Brian Donlevy
as Marshal Willett
John Russell
as Aaron Pleasant
Leo Gordon
as Hank Pleasant
Robert Emhardt
as R. C. Crawford
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
as Angel Dominguez
James Craig
as Ned Cooper
Richard Arlen
as Sheriff Travis
Emile Meyer
as Uncle Joe Reno
Don 'Red' Barry
as Ed Johnson
