The film stars Rod Cameron, Ilona Massey, Lorna Gray, Forrest Tucker, George Cleveland and Grant Withers.

[1][2][3] Whit Lacey and his gang chase a wagon of ore from Eben Martin's mine.

When he is attacked by a Sioux war party he drives them off with help from Lacey and his companion Indian Eddie.

They take the horses to the local fort but just as the colonel agrees to buy them, the wounded man arrives having been found by a patrol.

Conner and Lacey which look like portraits but in fact show the terrain around the hideout, which has a hard-to-find narrow gully at its entrance.

Eddie gives the note to Lacey and it reveals Drum is an army officer and Borden's shooting was faked.

As Drum leaves the gully from the hideout he is stopped by Martin and the posse, who have followed Indian Eddie.

Martin offers Lacey and Calico $200 to reveal who wrote the note given to Indian Eddie, but they both refuse.

Conner says Drum should let Lacey free to return the favour At the nearby outpost word has reached them that Red Cloud and his Sioux warriors are on the warpath.

When the posse arrives on their way to Fort Jefferson, the outpost is filling up with the local residents while a patrol has passed through on their way to go after Red Cloud.

Later the mob disarms Drum and Martin, breaks into the jail and attempts to lynch Lacey and Calico.

Drum takes charge and tells everyone to relax as the Sioux won't attack until dawn.

Lacey asks Drum to take McCabe back inside the outpost but he says Martin can go.