MattHudsonisheadingforCaliforniaaftercompletingacattledrivefromTexas.Heischeatedoutofhismoney,horseandgunsbytheTownmarshalanddeputiesofDanville.Penniless,hewalkstowardCaliforniacarryinghisstocksaddlefollowingariverbecauseheneedsthewater.Nearthesourceoftheriverhefindstheperfectvalleyhiddeninthefoothillstothemountains.Thevalleyhaseverythingheneedstosurviveincludingseveralhundredsheepandthereisanearbyherdofmustangs.WiththehelpofayoungMexicanboy,hetakessomesheeptothecountyseatwheretherailroad-Irishpaygoodpricesformutton.HerehemeetsthecountysheriffandhisprettydaughterMolly.MollyisalreadyinvolvedwiththeTownMarshalofDanvilleagainstherfather'swishes.WhenMatttakeshertoadancetheMarshalisdeterminedtogethim.TheirenmityincreasestothepointthattheMarshalclaimsthatMattisawantedcriminalandputsabountyonhishead.ThreebountyhuntersfindhisvalleyandattackitbutaredefeatedbyMattandhisMexicanboy.ThecapturedbountyhuntersdisclosethattheMarshalhasbeeninvolvedintherecentbankrobberyinDanville.TheMarshalgoesontherunwithhisdeputyandseeksoutthevalley,wherethereisashowdownandMollyfinallyseestheMarshalforwhatheis.