Wrongly imprisoned on a murder charge, John Brant (John Wayne) escapes from his cell and joins a bunch of desperadoes in an attempt to find the true murderer.
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.