One of the better movies made, regardless of genre. The dignity of a lawyer, whether to stay in town from threats of a man who beat him up earlier, comes to terms with his own courage and conviction after the same man beats the newspaper owner who had the courage to stand up for the lawyer, advertise his services in his office. The dichotomy of another man who sacrifices his love of a local woman to do the right thing. The flashback sets the story and highlights the tensions of a territory on the verge of statehood