Ramrod (1947)

A cattlevssheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance but gains her his ranch which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey boss of the valley whom her father Ben wanted her to marry She hires recovering alcoholic Dave Nash as foreman and a crew of Iveys enemies Ivey fights back with violence and destruction but Dave is determined to counter him legally a feeling not shared by his associates Connies boast that as a woman she doesnt need guns proves justified but plenty of gunplay results