Luke Billings (Lionel Jeffries) and his family have a problem with the new police sergeant Sam Hargis (Richard Todd) so they take over a small Transvaal town with the attention of drawing Hargis into a showdown. Hargis tries to get back up from the townsfolk who do not want to know, so is forced to lay low. As things get out of hand one of the Billings boys takes an interest in the storekeeper's wife, Priss Dobbs (Anne Aubrey). Having had enough her husband, Ernie (Jamie Uys) takes up the gun and heads down the main street alone. An act that prompts Hargis to join him. Slowly, the townsfolk turn up to back them up.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Richard ToddSam Hargis | Sam Hargis |
 Anne AubreyPriss Dobbs | Priss Dobbs |
 Jamie UysErnie Dobbs | Ernie Dobbs |
| MMarty WildeJohn Billings | John Billings |
 Lionel JeffriesLuke Billings | Luke Billings |
 James BoothJubal Billings | Jubal Billings |
 Al MulockMark Billings | Mark Billings |
 Colin BlakelyMatthew Billings | Matthew Billings |
 Ronald FraserFrank | Frank |
 Zena WalkerJulie Hargis | Julie Hargis |
| GGeorge MooreMalachi | Malachi |
| BBill BrewerMike | Mike |
| JJan BruynsJan Pretorius | Jan Pretorius |
| LLorna CowellMartha Pretorius | Martha Pretorius |
| RRicky ArdenBert | Bert |