

The three men who were on the porch enter and take positions around him. From the end of the bar farthest from some locals, he orders a "beer and a bottle" from saloon keeper Lutie Naylor ( Paul Brinegar). The Stranger exchanges looks with Borders and enters the saloon. On the front porch three armed, tough-looking men watch him enter: Bill Borders ( Scott Walker), Tommy Morris ( James Gosa), and Fred Short ( Russ McCubbin). The Stranger leaves his horse at the livery stable and walks to the saloon. The Stranger, startled, snaps his head around at the source before riding on. Freighter Jake Ross ( John Quade) cracks a bullwhip to wake his team of horses. The Stranger enters the tiny western town of Lago and rides slowly down the main street. He's nearer now, a bearded man in a dark cowboy hat and long dusty overcoat-the Stranger ( Clint Eastwood). A distant figure on horseback rides through shimmering, midday heat.The synopsis below may give away important plot points. As the outlaws make their way back into Lago, they discover that the town is not exactly as they had left it, and waiting in the shadows is the Stranger, ready to expose the town's secret and serve up his own brand of justice.
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A series of events soon has the townspeople questioning whether siding with the Stranger was a wise idea, as they quickly learn the price that they each must pay for his services. The three have their sights set on returning to Lago to wreak havoc and take care of some unfinished business.

After a shoot-out leaves the town's hired-gun protectors dead, the town's leaders petition the Stranger to stay and protect them from three ruthless outlaws who are soon to be released from prison. A gun-fighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.Ī Stranger (Clint Eastwood) rides into in the dusty mining town of Lago, where the townspeople are living in the shadow of a dark secret.
