Despite his attempt to stop the execution, Van Morgan (Dean Martin) was hit by a gun on his head and thrown out, at night, in the streets of Rincon, Colorado and the clumsy crook was lynched
Feeling uncomfortable, Van Morgan leaves for Denver the next day
In the days of his absence, two of the seven card players have been dead, one being drowned in a flour barrel, the other got it with a twist of wire
For Little George (Yaphet Kotto) who went to see Van in Denver, it looks to him somebody is out to kill every man at that party which is a real good reason for Van to steer clear of Rincon if he is figuring on coming back
Meanwhile, a gold rush has brought a bunch of outsiders to the town so, on his return, Morgan finds new faces like Jonathan Rudd (Robert Mitchum), the preacher with a Bible in his hand and a Colt in his belt ; and Lily Langford (Inger Stevens), with her elegant barbershop and her gorgeous lady 'barbers.'
Robert Mitchum plays the man who is looking for the man who is looking for him
Tension mounts when Nick Evers (Roddy McDowall) saves the hunter a long hunt
Dean Martin waits as the gambler who doesn't bank on his cards, because if he does, he winds up broke
