The Tall Men is a 1955 American Western film, directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Clark Gable, Jane Russell, and Robert Ryan.

[3] Brothers Ben and Clint Allison are on their way to the goldfields of Montana after serving with the Confederate Army's Quantrill's Raiders.

They begin to fall in love, but become estranged when they discover that their dreams for life do not match; Nell had a hellish childhood on a farm, and now wants more than that narrow world; Ben merely wants his own ranch.

Along the trail, the cattle drive is confronted by a gang of jayhawkers, demanding $5,000 for permission to cross into Kansas; Ben refuses, and a gunfight ensues.

After several instances of losing his cool with Stark and general volatility, Clint asks Ben to let him scout the route ahead, in case of attack by the Sioux.

One day, Clint's horse returns without him, and he is found tied to a tree, with about half a dozen Sioux arrows in his chest.

For days, Ben scouts the movements of the Sioux, then returns to present a strategy of using the cattle and horses in a stampede against the Indians.

Ben returns to his camp, and as he unwraps his sleeping bag, Nella begins singing her song from inside his wagon.