After a card game Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved with two women - one who came with the hotel, and one newly arrived from the East to open a dress shop - he then has to make even more fundamental choices when, with the start of the Civil War, he becomes one of a small minority in a strongly Unionist town.

Directed by
Jacques Tourneur

Writing credits
Robert Hardy Andrews (novel)
Lesser Samuels

Cast (in credits order)
Randolph Scott .... Bat
Robert Ryan .... Allen
Anne Jeffreys .... Ruby
George 'Gabby' Hayes .... Billy
Madge Meredith .... Susan
Steve Brodie .... Maury
Billy House .... Carmody
Virginia Sale .... Hannah
Harry Woods .... Larkin
Phil Warren .... Slim
Harry Harvey .... Mayor
Jason Robards Sr. .... Jason (as Jason Robards)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Adams .... Eben Bowen, Farmer (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews .... Ferguson (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold .... Jason's Wife (uncredited)
Frank Austin .... Farmer (uncredited)
Guy Beach .... Doc Evans (uncredited)
Hank Bell .... Pedestrian passing newspaper office (uncredited)
Chris Willow Bird .... Indian (uncredited)
Joe Brockman .... Farmer (uncredited)
Roy Butler .... Farmer (uncredited)
Paul Dunn .... Farmer (uncredited)
Kit Guard .... Drunk (uncredited)
Lew Harvey .... Gunman in Saloon (uncredited)
Betty Hill .... Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
Warren Jackson .... (uncredited)
Si Jenks .... Charlie Thorne, Newsman (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin .... Farmer (uncredited)
Glenn McCarthy .... Henchman (uncredited)
Howard McCrorey .... Henchman (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Sr. .... Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Larry McGrath .... Henchman (uncredited)
Frank Mills .... Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Al Murphy .... Dealer (uncredited)
Donald Olson .... Boy (uncredited)
Sarah Padden .... Mrs. Ferguson (uncredited)
Eugene Persson .... Boy (uncredited)
Dick Rush .... Farmer (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson .... Man at Saloon Doors (uncredited)
Forrest Taylor .... Dave (uncredited)
Billy Vincent .... Henchman (uncredited)
Elena Warren .... Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Carl Wester .... Farmer (uncredited)

Runtime: 84 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification: Finland:K-16 / USA:Approved (PCA #11865) / UK:U
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