"In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gambler and a rancher become rivals for her affections."
Debbie Reynolds
as Lu Rogers
Steve Forrest
as Dan Jones
Andy Griffith
as Pat Collins
Juliet Prowse
as Rena Mitchell
Thelma Ritter
as Aggie Gates
Ken Scott
as Sheriff Burns
Isobel Elsom
as Mrs. Rogers
Rodolfo Acosta
as Rodriguez
Timothy Carey
as Bonner
Tom Greenway
as Deputy Shack
Eleanor Audley
as Mrs. Trask
Marie Blake
as Mrs. Vera Collins
Pilar Arcos
as Cantina Cook
Tracy Stratford
as Cissie Rogers (uncredited)
Vincent Sherman
Director
Jack Cummings
Producer
Gerald Fried
Music
Ellis W. Carter
Director of Photography
Betty Steinberg
Editor
Richard Emery Roberts
Novel
Oscar Saul
Screenplay
Clair Huffaker
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Walter M. Simonds
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Stuart A. Reiss
Jack R. Berne
Assistant Director
Donfeld
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Alfred Bruzlin
Sound
Frank W. Moran