A gunslinger determined to track down his father's killer is badly wounded and taken in by a Quaker family, whose daughter nurses him back to health. His attraction to the girl and growing respect for the family's peaceful way of life lead him to consider renouncing violence - but his desire for revenge proves hard to surrender. Western, starring John Wayne, Bruce Cabot and Gail Russell.

Notorious shootist and womanizer Quirt Evans' horse collapses as he passes a Quaker family's home. Quirt has been wounded, and the kindly family takes him in to nurse him back to health against the advice of others. The handsome Evans quickly attracts the affections of their beautiful daughter, Penelope. He develops an affection for the family and their faith, but his troubled past follows him.