Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.
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| Directing | William Wyler | Director |
| Writing | Niven Busch | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jo Swerling | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stuart N. Lake | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Robert McIntyre | Casting |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Walter Mayo | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Saltern | Costume Design |
| Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Camera | Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Paul Eagler | Special Effects |
| Crew | Archie Stout | Special Effects |
| Crew | Samuel Goldwyn | Presenter |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Original Music Composer |
