A cowboy is hired by a stagecoach boss to stop the railroad reaching his territory and putting him out of business. He uses everything from Indians to dancehall girls to try to thwart the plan. But the railroad workers, led by a female sharpshooter and an ambitious salesman, prove tough customers.

• 20th Century Fox
• Dan Dailey
• Anne Baxter
• Rory Calhoun
• Walter Brennan
• Arthur Hunnicutt
• Charles Kemper
• Connie Gilchrist
• Will Wright