The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued; and Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie. But Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall: a lead...$心理西部片,群像戏不错。$在美国西部片里牧场主和农民的矛盾就好像天雷勾动地火,随时都可能爆炸。即便是最正直的警察也只能在这两股势力的夹缝中生存,只要有包藏祸心的人点燃引信,危险一触即发。