Overview
Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.
Cast
- Gary Cooper as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
- Maria Schell as Elizabeth Mahler
- Karl Malden as Frenchy Plante
- George C. Scott as George Grubb
- Karl Swenson as Tom Flaunce
- Virginia Gregg as Edna Flaunce
- John Dierkes as Society Red
- King Donovan as Wonder
- Ben Piazza as Rune
- Emile Avery as Townsman (uncredited)