A hot-headed young gunslinger escapes a life of crime when he is taken in by a kindly rancher. However, when his benefactor is murdered, he swears revenge, even if it means becoming an outlaw and making an enemy of his lawman friend. Western, starring Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter and Lon Chaney Jr.

Billy "The Kid" Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who postpones his life of crime when he is befriended and hired by peaceful cattle rancher Eric Keating. When Keating is killed by a rival, Billy seeks revenge, even if it means opposing his old friend, Marshal Jim Sherwood.