 The tale of a professional gambler and a bar woman in turn of the century Colorado. Tacey Cromwell (Anne Baxter) and Clint Saunders (Rock Hudson) move to Randsburg for a better life, taking in Clint s little brother and the daughter of a man who was killed in a mine accident. Enter a senator s daughter (Julie Adams) who schemes to win Clint s love and take the two children away from Tacey, going to great lengths to get what she wants...even if it is from beyond the grave!