 Jesse James (Willard Parker), retired and living under an assumed name in St. Joseph, Missouri, agrees over the protests of his wife Zee (Barbara Woodell) to join Bob Ford (Jim Bannon) and Sam Wells (Richard Cutting)in a Colorado gold raid. Jesse rounds up gunman Arch Clements (Tom Neal); demolition expert Elias Hobbs (Wallace Ford), with suspect credentials as he later blows himself up; and get-away wagon driver Johnny Jorette (James Anderson). They rendezvous at Ford s saloon in Creede, Colorado, where Ford s girlfriend Kate (Barbara Payton) joins the gang. Sam guesses Ford s plan to double-cross Jesse and collect a reward and Ford kills him. Lots of other people die before Jesse and Ford ride off in opposite directions. This was made shortly after Tom Neal, in real life, nearly killed Franchot Tone in a fight over Miss Payton, so when she sings (unless she was dubbed) "That s the Man for Me" in this film,it appears to be heartfelt.