Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the cattlemen and cowboys having one end of town to themselves, while townspeople occupied the other end. Mitchell liked it this way, it made things easier for him, and kept problems from arising between the two factions. However…

Randolph Scott
as Marshall Dan Mitchell

Ann Dvorak
as Rita

Edgar Buchanan
as Sheriff Bravo Trimble

Rhonda Fleming
as Sherry Balder

Lloyd Bridges
as Henry Deiser

Helen Boyce
as Big Annie

Howard Freeman
as Ed Balder

Richard Hale
as Charlie Fair

Jack Lambert
as Jet Younger

Dick Curtis
as 'Cap' Ryker
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This has all the ingredients of a sure-fire western adventure. Set in the latter part of the 19th century, Randolph Scott is ("Dan Mitchell") the marshall in Abilene who alongside his cohort Edgar Buchanan ("Sheriff Trimble") is trying to contain the restless farmers (led by Lloyd Bridges) and cattl...