A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.

• 20th Century Fox
• Richard Widmark
• Henry Fonda
• Anthony Quinn
• Dorothy Malone
• Dolores Michaels
• Wallace Ford
• Tom Drake
• Richard Arlen