改编自名著《TEN AGAINST CAESAR》。南北战争后,美国除了胜利却元气大伤的北军以及战败沮丧的南军外,就是一批土匪军队横行乡里,而人人在战后企盼和平的心态只求自保无心合力荡寇。华伦亦持此心态,只待娶得巴洛即定居加州经营农场不管世事,未料驿车遭土匪史莱顿抢劫并绑架巴洛小姐而去。杰斯不满史之恶行反遭其害,被华伦所救,遂与华伦展开千里追踪。因人人为己之故找不到民兵支持,到达墨西哥边境时杰斯遇难。华伦虽找回未婚妻,却觉为民除害人人有责,不因个人幸福在望而放弃缉凶,终于在边境激战中将史莱顿消灭。本片拍摄的是处在一个动荡时期的真实反映,表现出处在那个时期的扭曲的人性,和那些迫切希望和平的人们那种心情。After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and although none of the townspeople he comes across are prepared to help, he recruits two others who have sworn revenge on the ruthless Slayton.