Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in, he agrees to share the cabin until the spring thaw. But it isn't just the snow that slowly thaws; the lonely man and woman soon forget their mutual hostility and start developing a deep love for one another.
那时候蛮荒的美国西部，艰辛的自然环境，混乱无序，人活着的艰难。其它没有什么，当做西部纪录片看。
为什么赫斯顿的表情总是要哭
非典型西部片
Will Penny an aging cowpoke takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or worse squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in he ag...
故事结尾维护了一个高大的形象，但在我心里，他的形象崩塌了。一个懦夫，不敢承担责任。做一个一人吃饱，全家不饿的流民。这就是高尚的牛仔。约翰韦恩和克林特伊斯特伍德不是这样的。
