Following the recent loss of her husband, Martha (Maureen O’Hara) is journeying to St. Louis alongside her daughter Hilary (Juliet Mills) and cowhand Sam, with the goal of introducing the robust British Hereford cattle breed to America. Their most prized animal is Vindicator, which they sell to the grumpy old Scot Bowen (Brian Keith). During their trip to his isolated ranch, Martha and Sam begin to develop a connecti…