The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies - a disgraced drunk and a cantankerous old cripple - must find a way to hold out against the rancher's hired guns until the marshal arrives. In the meantime, matters are complicated by the presence of a young gunslinger - and a mysterious beauty who just came in on the last stagecoach.
Gunfights occur throughout with men been shot dead but they are mainly bloodless.
A man is shown been shot dead in the opening scene with the gun firing very close to his body but again no blood is shown.
A man is whacked over the head by a piece of wood and blood is later shown in a non-close up running down his face.
A close up of a beer glass is shown with blood dripping into it.
Some outlaws jump a man beat him, and shove his head into an horse trough.
profanity
Damn and Hell are used a couple of times
alcohol
Smoking and drinking is shown often.
One of the main characters is an alcoholic.He never actually drinks or is in a drunken state.His condition is just talked about.But he is shown at times to be in a bad state from drying out such as shaking.
