After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbles into a town and is confronted by the local judge, Matthau. Murphy is forced to remain as the new Marshal; an old flame, Scala, nearly unmasks him by accident, only to be forced to assume the ruse of being Murphy's wife. The "couple" given a house and respectability, which neither has had before. They maintain the charade to avoid hurting a young orphan boy, Matthau's ward. Scala is torn by her loyalty to boyfriend planning to rob the bank and growing feelings for Murphy
Audie Murphy
Gia Scala
Walter Matthau
Henry Silva
Joanna Moore
Eddie Little
Mary Field
Leo Gordon
Mort Mills
Frank Chase
Bill Walker
Ned Wever
Richard H. Cutting
Rayford Barnes
John Barton
Jimmie Booth
Forrest Burns
Russell Custer
George DeNormand
Clem Fuller
Chuck Hamilton
Sam Harris
Jimmie Horan
Michael Jeffers
Kenner G. Kemp
Jack Lilley
Philo McCullough
Fred McDougall
Paul McGuire
King Mojave
Paul Newlan
Eddie Parker
Kenneth Patterson
Frosty Royce
Cap Somers
Ray Spiker
Bob Steele
Arthur Tovey
Sailor Vincent
Henry Wills
Morgan Woodward