A mild-appearing bespectacled cowboy commits five senseless killings, just because he wants gambling money.
Joe Cloud, a Native American, is murdered by Carl Vail while working for Slim Sherman. When Slim prefers charges of murder against Carl, it pits the rancher against the town and the Vail family.
The actions of an alcoholic guide (Albert Dekker) may cost Rowdy part of his herd, trapped by a raging river.
