Red River (1948). Western Dunson leads a cattle drive to sell beef stock wholesale - the culmination of 14 years of hard labor, ranching and branding - from Texas to Missouri. His hires, including a top-notch gunman Matt Garth, set out for Missouri, but along the way not everything goes as planned. Along the way misfortunes and lost lives spoil the mindset of Dunson, trying to cope from lack of sleep, a gunshot wound and binge-drinking whiskey. Along the way a feud takes place between Dunson and Garth over whether to travel to another destination in Kansas or keep heading to Missouri to make a sales contract. The group slits up, as Dunson seeks to kill his former partner Garth for perceived betrayal.