A respected photojournalist loses everything and ends up taking a job at a sleazy celebrity tabloid.
1935 年，独眼杀人犯玛蒂·阿普尔亚德（Mattie Appleyard 饰）、银行劫匪李·科特里尔（Strother Martin 饰）以及名叫约翰尼·耶苏斯（Kurt Russell 饰）的年轻囚犯于同一天从西弗吉尼亚州立监狱获释。 阿普尔亚德因在监狱工作 40 年而获得了 25,452.32 美元的支票，这在大萧条时期是一笔巨款。
三名获释罪犯希望通过这笔钱开一家合法企业，但他们不知道的是，狡猾的典狱长"Doc"（George Kennedy 饰）早就勾结了当地的银行家，准备实行一场追杀行动……
As one of the founders of the town of Lincoln, John Chisum is increasingly worried as Lawrence Murphy moves in on the local stores, bank and land by questionable means. Chisum and fellow honest ranch owner Henry Tunstall try and use the law, but Murphy owns that too. Confrontation threatens and Tunstall's man Billy Bonney is not slow to get involved.
