In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottownwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style lawman in a town determined to become modern. When he kills drunken Luke Mills in self-defense, the town leaders decide it's time for a change. That ask for Patch's resignation, but he refuses on the basis that the town on hiring him had promised him the job for as long as he wanted it. Afraid for the town's future and even more afraid of the fact that Marshal Patch knows all the town's dark secrets, the city fathers decide that old-style violence is the only way to rid themselves of the unwanted lawman.
| Directing | Robert Totten | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Calvelli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lewis B. Patten | Novel |
| Production | Richard E. Lyons | Producer |
| Camera | Andrew Jackson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert F. Shugrue | Editor |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Art | Howard E. Johnson | Art Direction |
| Art | Sandy Grace | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Waldon O. Watson | Sound |
| Sound | Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. | Sound |
| Production | Kenneth L. Grossman | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Joe Boston | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Colvig | Costume Design |
| Sound | Stanley Wilson | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Don Siegel | Director |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Oliver Nelson | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Alan Smithee | Director |
