Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong foot with her. To add to his troubles, the Virginian finds that his old pal Steve is mixed up with black-hatted Trampas and his rustlers...then finds himself at the head of a posse after said rustlers; and Molly hates the violent side of frontier life.
Joel McCrea
as The Virginian
Brian Donlevy
as Trampas
Sonny Tufts
as Steve Andrews
Barbara Britton
as Molly Wood
William Frawley
as Honey Wiggen
Fay Bainter
as Mrs. Taylor
Henry O'Neill
as Mr. Taylor
Tom Tully
as Nebraska
Bill Edwards
as Sam Bennett
Paul Guilfoyle
as Shorty
Marc Lawrence
as Pete
Vince Barnett
as Baldy
