Joel McCrea stars as idealistic Confederate major Clete Mattson and Yvonne DeCarlo as saloon owner Carmelita Carlas. With the South facing defeat, Mattson desperately tries to save his army by stealing $2,000,000 in Union gold. He then heads to a raucous border town on the Rio Grande, hoping to make a munitions deal with Mexican general Calleja.

"Chester Graham, Jr., the spoiled teenage son of a railroad tycoon, gets lost in the desert but is rescued by Dan Matthews, a cattle herder on his way to San Diego. As they head toward civilization together, the young greenhorn gets an education in the value of hard work and survival tactics from his experienced guide"--Container.