Notorious gunslinger Doc Holliday is reunited with his lawman friend Pat Garrett as he goes in search of his stolen horse. When he finds the thief is the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid, tensions grow between the three men, and their relationships with a local woman only make things worse. Howard Hughes' Western, starring the late Jane Russell. With Walter Huston, Jack Buetel and Thomas Mitchell.

Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become friends. This causes the friendship between Doc and Pat to cool. The odd relationship between Doc and Billy grows stranger when Doc hides Billy at his girl Rio's place after Billy is shot.