Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.
John Wayne
as Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
Pedro Armendáriz
as Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
Harry Carey, Jr.
as William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')
Ward Bond
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Mae Marsh
as Mrs. Perley Sweet
Mildred Natwick
as The Mother
Jane Darwell
as Miss Florie
Guy Kibbee
as Judge
Dorothy Ford
as Ruby Latham
Ben Johnson
as Posse man #1
Charles Halton
as Oliver Latham
Hank Worden
as Deputy Curly
