John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, falls in love with John but is about to marry Snap Thornton to keep a promise made by her father. She runs away on her wedding day but is captured and held hostage by outlaw Henry Holderness. John, the Naabs and fellow ranchers rush to her rescue.
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| Directing | Lesley Selander | Director |
| Writing | Zane Grey | Novel |
| Directing | Theodore Joos | Assistant Director |
| Production | J.D. Trop | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Sherman A. Rose | Editor |
| Production | Harry Sherman | Producer |
| Art | Lewis J. Rachmil | Art Direction |
| Directing | Derwin Abrahams | Assistant Director |
| Sound | William A. Wilmarth | Sound |
| Writing | Norman Houston | Screenplay |
| Camera | Russell Harlan | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
