A naive city dweller travels to the Wild West, and quickly learns how dangerous frontier life can be. He discovers good money can be made as a bounty hunter, but his new career turns personal when he pursues his friend's killers and leads to him becoming a fugitive after accidentally shooting an innocent man. Western, starring Dan Duryea and Rod Cameron.

Willie Duggans, a tenderfoot from the east, arrives in the wild west and soon experiences its violence. Willie discovers the easy money in bounty killing and must choose between that violent lifestyle and the love of a beautiful saloon singer.