G.W. McLintock is a man with a reputation as wide as the desert, is as wealthy as any man could wish to be and is about to fall into trouble deeper than the Grand Canyon.
In this early screen appearance, John Wayne stars as a tough cowboy who takes on a villainous gang after they kidnap a young girl and take control of a gold mine.
A stagecoach trip is complicated by Geronimo being on the warpath in the area. The passengers include a drunk doctor, two women, a thieving bank manager, and the famous Ringo Kid.