Cat Ballou's family farm is under threat from the railroad's expansion. In desperation, she hires Kid Shelleen, a notoriously drunk and skilled gunfighter, to protect her land. After her father is brutally killed by the railroad's hired gunman, Cat is driven to take up the fight herself.

Cat Ballou
A veteran teacher renounces her peaceful existence, driven by a burning desire for vengeance against those responsible for her father's senseless murder.