Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinergaroon, Texas, befriends saddle tramp Cole Harden, who opposes Bean's policy against homesteaders. 爱丽丝（凯瑟琳·赫本 Katharine Hepburn 饰）和哥哥沃尔特（弗兰克·艾伯森 Frank Albertson 饰）一同参加了一场盛大的派对，在那里，孤独的爱丽丝遇见了邀请他跳舞的富有男子 
