Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.

Charlton Heston
Steve Leech

Burl Ives
Rufus Hannassey

Charles Bickford
Major Henry Terrill

Alfonso Bedoya
Ramón Guiteras

Chuck Connors
Buck Hannassey