A former soldier whose arm was paralysed in the American Civil War refuses to get involved when four men begin terrorising his home town. However, when they kill the sheriff, he resolves to put his traumatic past behind him and take up arms against the criminals. Western, starring Jeff Chandler and John Saxon.

Hero Rod Cameron kills Sheriff Sam Borden at point-blank range and in front of several witnesses in the opening of this Republic Pictures Western, released in the company's patented Trucolor system. The "killing," however, is merely a ruse set up to allow army agent Johnny Drum to infiltrate a gang of highway robbers.