Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend in shooting it out with robbers. He encounters his dead buddy's sister and helps her run her ranch. Then she finds out about his past.
John Wayne
as John Higgins
Lucile Browne
as Bess Matthews
LeRoy Mason
as Joe Dickson
Fern Emmett
as Aunt Martha Hubbard
George 'Gabby' Hayes
as Sheriff Ed Williams
Jay Wilsey
as Blackie Martin
John Ince
as Blacksmith Bob
Henry Roquemore
as Dance MC
Jack Duffy
as Jake Abernathy
Frank Ball
as Dan Matthews
Herman Hack
as Henchman (uncredited)