The Furies
In the 1870s New Mexico territory, T. C. Jeffords (Walter Huston) is a cattle baron who built his ranch, The Furies, from scratch. He borrows from banks, pays hired hands with his own scrip ("T. C. s"), and carries on low-level warfare with the Mexicans who settled the land but are now considered squatters.
Storyline
In the 1870s New Mexico territory, T. C. Jeffords (Walter Huston) is a cattle baron who built his ranch, The Furies, from scratch. He borrows from banks, pays hired hands with his own scrip ("T. C. s"), and carries on low-level warfare with the Mexicans who settled the land but are now considered squatters.
He has enemies, including Rip Darrow (Wendell Corey), a saloon owner from whose father T. C. took land. His headstrong daughter Vance (Barbara Stanwyck) has a lifelong friend in one of the Mexicans, her heart set on Rip, and dad's promise that she will run The Furies someday. Her hopes are smashed by Rip's revenge, a gold-digger who turns T. C. 's head, and T. C. 's own murderous imperialism. Is Vance to be cursed by fury and hatred?
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