A man searches for the lone survivor of an Indian ambush which claimed the life of his estranged father, but his quest is complicated by the involvement of various interested parties trying to get their hands on a cache of stolen gold. Western, starring Richard Widmark, Donna Reed and John McIntyre.

Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for help but disappeared with a lot of gold. In the process, he gets several people gunning for him, and he keeps meeting liberated woman Karyl Orton, who may be on a similar mission. Renewed Apache hostilities and an impending range war provide complications.