An aspiring young artist joins her high school track team and later discovers what real love feels like when she finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate....
曾参加过美国内战的退伍老兵埃森·爱德华兹（约翰·韦恩 John Wayne 饰）战争结束后返回家乡德克萨斯州，来到哥哥的农场希望与亲人重聚团圆。埃森一直暗恋着自己的嫂子，只把这份感情放在心底。然而一场科曼奇族的突袭，让埃森的心愿彻底粉碎。在这次印地安人的袭击中，埃森的哥嫂双双被杀，侄女黛比（娜塔利·伍德 Natalie Wood 饰）被掠，生死未卜。
为了给自己心爱的嫂子复仇，也为了找到黛比...
Chronicles the life of a new stepfamily that meets up every weekend. But when the father gets into a relationship with a new partner, the weekends take on a whole different turn....