The Redhead and the Cowboy is a 1951 American Western film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Glenn Ford and Rhonda Fleming.

Late in the American Civil War, the New Mexico Territory is full of spies and guerrillas for both sides.

Local cowboy Gil Kyle, realizing that many of these people are merely criminals out for themselves, tries to do his work and steer clear of the conflict.

And after a brief encounter with a beautiful new saloon girl, he stumbles into a crime scene and becomes a fugitive wanted for murder.

She turns out to be aiding the Confederate cause, and has fled to deliver a vital message about a Union gold shipment.