A circuit judge arrives in a frontier town to investigate a murder trial. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers political corruption, planted evidence, and a web of deceit. With his integrity on the line, the judge must navigate the dangerous and treacherous world of the town, while seeking justice for the victim.
A rich Texan hires a gunman (Rory Calhoun) to bring an escaped woman (Anne Francis) back to hang.
Fact and fiction collide in this exploitation flick that employs documentary footage depicting the bizarre self-flagellation rituals of the fanatical Catholic sect known as the Penitentes. Mixed with those truly disturbing sequences is a story concerning a killing in New Mexico, itself inspired by the murder of real-life reporter Carl Taylor as he worked on an article on the Penitentes.
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