Broke and illiterate, Sam Bass (Howard Duff) arrives in town riding shotgun on a stagecoach. He manages to get work on the family farm of store owner Kathy Egan (Dorothy Hart), where he shows a knack for taming wild horses. One of those belongs to Wild West star Calamity Jane (Yvonne De Carlo), whom he also manages to charm to a degree. But a dispute with Sheriff Egan (Willard Parker), Kathy's brother, forces Sam toward the criminal life, and some fateful decisions await.
Broke and illiterate, Sam Bass (Howard Duff) arrives in town riding shotgun on a stagecoach. He manages to get work on the family farm of store owner Kathy Egan (Dorothy Hart), where he shows a knack for taming wild horses. One of those belongs to Wild West star Calamity Jane (Yvonne De Carlo), whom he also manages to charm to a degree. But a...