McCandles Ranch is run over by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for one million dollars ransom. There is only one man brave enough, tough enough, and smart enough to bring him back alive, and that man is Big Jake.

Director: George Sherman, John Wayne

Writer: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink

Actors: John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara

Production: N/A