An American gunslinger kills a Mexican man in California immediately after the Mexican-American war. The killer is arrested and put on trial for murder with the Hispanic population waiting to learn of American justice.

Patrick Wayne
as Sheriff Jim Ellison

Yvonne Craig
as Elena de la Madrid

Dennis Hopper
as Hatfield Carnes

Dan O'Herlihy
as Judge Millard Isham

Roberto De La Madrid
as Don Roberto de la Madrid

Cliff Ketchum
as Ben Stroud

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
as Santiago

Ken Curtis
as Lee Hearn

Cliff Lyons
as Jury Foreman

Carlos Romero
as Quinoga