Righteous district attorney Joseph Foster's main goal in life is to rid his city of the gangsters infesting it. In order to be even more efficient in his war against crime he plans to run for governor...

十九世纪的美国西部，一辆马车在荒漠中行驶着。车上有九个素不相识的乘客。其中有被镇上驱赶的妓女Dallas（克莱尔·特雷弗 Claire Trevor 饰），一个酒鬼医生Doc Boone （托马斯·米切尔 Thomas Mitchell饰），寻找丈夫的孕妇Lucy Mallory，威士忌商人Samuel Peacock，逃狱为父报仇的Ringo Kid（约翰·韦恩 John Wayne 饰）。一路...