United States

John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Ona Munson

82 min

1945-12-25

Back in 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra"Sandy" Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has climbed up to railroad tycoon. Sandy, comprehending that the railroad is to be extended in to Dakota, intends to work with their $20,000 nest egg to get property choices to market to this railroad at an advantage. On the stage trip to Ft. Abercrombie, their fellow passengers are Jim Bender and Bigtree Collins, that almost have town of Fargo and Devlin knows that they are prepared to guard the little empire... attempting drive out the farmers by burning their land, ruining their wheat, also blaming the devastation on the Indians. Continuing their journey north to the lake aboard the"River Bird', Sandy and John meet Captain Bounce, an irascible old seafarer. The two of Bendender's henchmen, Slagin and Carp, board the boat and relieve John of his $20,000 at gunpoint. Captain Bounce dinghy. .