A man finds finds a stream in the desert and after staking a claim for it builds a stopping place for stage coaches. He is helped by a dubious preacher and a local prostitute. it is another of Sam Pekinpah's films that has something of a nostalgia for the old west as it is being replaced by modern influences.
2/5 
Jason Robards
Stella Stevens
Strother Martin
Slim Pickens
Kathleen Freeman