James Westerfield

An agent sent to oversee the completion of a dam encounters opposition from locals.

Seeking a fresh start, Bat Masterson (Joel McCrea) rolls into Dodge City with a chip on his shoulder and a gun on his hip. But soon, his mysterious past will catch up with him when an old friend calls in a favor...one that might cost him his life!

In this well-regarded Western actioner, a group of young toughs intent on taking over a town is eventually stopped by a one-armed former soldier. Shell-shocked Civil War veteran Sam slowly gets his act together and begins to take the four hoodlums down one at a time.

In Kansas City, a gambler wins ownership of Scalplock and Defiance railroad and heads for Defiance to take over ownership.