GriffBonnell(Sullivan)andhisbrothersarriveinasmall,Arizonatown.HeisaU.S.MarshallookingtoarrestHowardSwain(ChuckRoberson),coincidentallyoneoflandownerJessicaDrummond’s(Stanwyck)40guns.ThetownisbeingterrorizedandtrashedbyBrockieandhisboys.He’sanarrogantdrunkandbullybutwhenheshootsanoldbuddyofGriff’s,heandhisbrothersintervene.Griffstridespurposefullytowardstheaction,unconcernedatthemayhemgoingon.Brockie’sbuddiesrecognizethelawmanandfleebutthedrunkBrockiedoesn’tknoworcare.Fullercutsbackandforthbetweenaclose-upofGriff’seyesandBrockie’sgunrepeatedlyuntiltheclimaxwhenGrifffinallyreachesRockyandknockshimunconsciouswithapunch.GriffandJessicainevitablycrosspathsandtheirrelationshipstartsoffasantagonisticbuteventuallyblossomsintoaromance. 在美国西南部小镇黑岩，当地居民都有一个共通的秘密——他们在二战时虐待了日裔农夫。当一个外来的独臂人到镇上向人问问题时，便引起了人们的怀疑和恐慌。 
