Confederate veteran Jeff Waring arrives in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, intending never again to use a gun. He finds that rancher Artemus Taylor and his henchmen are forcing out the settlers in order to claim their land for the incoming railroad.
John Ireland
as Jefferson Waring
Wayne Morris
as Marshal John Harding
Lawrence Tierney
as Sam Tobin
Dorothy Malone
as Cathy Sharpe
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Artemus Taylor
Myrna Dell
as Norah Taylor
Frank Marlowe
as Peter Sharpe
William Holmes
as 'Ding' Bell
Jack Elam
as Cree
Ward Wood
as Henchman #2
Charles Trowbridge
as Justin Stone
Norman Leavitt
as Deputy Yale
