Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.

• James Stewart
• Shelley Winters
• Dan Duryea
• Stephen McNally
• Millard Mitchell
• Charles Drake
• John McIntire
• Will Geer
• Jay C. Flippen
• Rock Hudson