故事发生在南北战争结束之后,从前线退下来的老兵霍华德(詹姆斯·斯图尔特 James Stewart 饰)想要回到故乡,重新过上宁静的生活。可是到达目的地后他才发现,原本应该属于自己的土地,早已被他人侵占,想要赎回土地,霍华德必须付出一笔不小的代价。
身无分文的霍华德决定当一名赏金猎手来赚取外快,他将目标放到了大盗本(罗伯特·瑞安 Robert Ryan 饰)的身上。在捉拿罗伯特的过程中,霍华德结识了两名帮手罗伊(拉尔夫·米克 Ralph Meeker 饰)和杰西(米勒德·米切尔 Millard Mitch
Whitney Cameronn , a man with a strong affection for his sister-in-law . When one of her stepchildren dies, it's revealed that the child was poisoned to death. Whitney suspects his sister-in-law committed the murder and is afraid that her oth