The Bravados

Jim Douglass (Gregory Peck) has been tracking four men who he believes killed his wife six months ago. He arrives in a small town where he learns the men he's been tracking are set to be hanged. They escape and Douglas leads a posse after the men. They commit further crimes, murdering and raping. Douglas doggedly pursues the men across the desert and into Mexico. Douglas is out for vengeance no matter what the cost and finds them one at a time. He shows each man a picture of his wife and each swears they've never seen her before. Douglas must decide whether to return the men to jail for their court-appointed justice or to take matters into his own hands.