Taking a break from her big-city life, New Yorker Molly Truesdale (Jean Arthur) heads for the big skies and open spaces out West. But when she misses her bus after a stop, she ends up stranded on a ranch. While waiting for the bus to return and take her home, she meets and falls for handsome cowboy Duke Hudkins (John Wayne) -- who seems more interested in his horse than in the lovely lady. Can Molly change his mind?