William F. Claxton

I'll Give My Life -- I'll Give My Life

Sheriff Horne (Barry Sullivan) is given one final mission before he hangs up his hat: rounding up two bank robber brothers whose father (Keenan Wynn) took him in as a child. One brother dies in the scuffle, and the other (Ralph Taeger) warns that his father will exact revenge. As Horne waits at the train depot, preparing for a showdown, he learns that an old flame (Marilyn Maxwell) will soon be riding into town.

The punks in 17-year-old delinquent Tommy Price's (Mark Damon) gang challenge him to woo squeaky clean Rosemary (Lili Gentle). His rough edges ruin their first date, which ends up at a police station. Although she wants nothing more to do with him, he begins to fall for her. Bit by bit, their romance blooms, and Tommy finds that Rosemary's best traits are rubbing off on him. Frances Mercer and Connie Stevens co-star.

When Mexican bandits hold up a stagecoach and find there's no gold on board, they keep the passengers hostage until the next coach arrives. As they all wait nervously, cavalry officer Frank Townsend (Forrest Tucker) organizes his fellow captives against the outlaws. The tension of the situation forces each passenger's true nature to the surface, as revealed in flashbacks. William F. Claxton ("Bonanza," "Little House on the Prairie") directs.