Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a prostitute from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.
Elenco: Jason Robards , Stella Stevens , David Warner , Slim Pickens , L.Q. Jones , Strother Martin , R. G. Armstrong , Peter Whitney , Gene Evans , William Mims , Susan O'Connell , Vaughn Taylor , Kathleen Freeman .