While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.

Clark Gableas Gay Langland
Marilyn Monroeas Roslyn Taber
Montgomery Cliftas Perce Howland
Thelma Ritteras Isabelle Steers
Eli Wallachas Guido
James Bartonas Fletcher's Grandfather
Kevin McCarthyas Raymond Taber
Estelle Winwoodas Church Fundraiser in Bar
Rex Bellas Old Cowboy (uncredited)
John Hustonas (uncredited)