The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies must find a way to hold out against the rancher's hired guns until the marshal arrives. In the meantime, matters are complicated by the presence of a young gunslinger - and a mysterious beauty who just came in on the last stagecoach.
| Camera | Russell Harlan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Folmar Blangsted | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Directing | Howard Hawks | Director |
| Writing | Leigh Brackett | Screenplay |
| Production | Howard Hawks | Producer |
| Art | Leo K. Kuter | Art Direction |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jules Furthman | Screenplay |
| Art | Ralph S. Hurst | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Paul Helmick | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jack N. Young | Stunts |
| Crew | Yakima Canutt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Terry K. Meade | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Dean Smith | Stunts |
| Writing | B.H. McCampbell | Short Story |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Songs |
| Writing | Paul Francis Webster | Lyricist |
| Sound | Robert B. Lee | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Conductor |
| Crew | Bill Babcock | Stunts |
| Crew | Joe Gray | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Graham | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Roberson | Stunts |
| Crew | John Hudkins | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted White | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Terhune | Stunts |
