George Washington McLintock, "GW" to friends and foes alike, is a cattle baron and the richest man in the territory. He anxiously awaits the return of his daughter Becky who has been away at school for the last two years. He's also surprised to see that his wife Katherine has also returned. She had left him some years before without really explaining what he done but she does make the point of saying that she's returned to take their daughter back to the State Capitol with her. GW is highly respected by everyone around him including the farmers who are pouring into the territories with free grants of land and the Indians who are under threat of being relocated to another reservation. Between his wife, his headstrong daughter, the crooked land agent and the thieving government Indian agent, GW tries to keep the peace and do what is best for everyone.

北洋时期，正义的麻匪“北狗”带领手下杀掉了铜山镇的玄武大帅，维护了镇上的安宁。之后，都统手下夏参谋为收回此前在镇上被劫的黄金来找玄武大帅，进退两难的“北狗”为了正义与之殊死一战，保住了铜山镇的安宁。

退役警探约翰·弗格森（詹姆斯·斯图尔特 James Stewart 饰）的同学加文·埃尔斯特（汤姆·赫尔莫 Tom Helmore 饰）是造船商。他请求约翰跟踪自己的妻子，并称妻子经常被鬼魂附身。随后，约翰按照加文的指示，在厄尼餐厅见到了一位美丽的女人（金姆·诺瓦克 Kim Novak 饰）。经过跟踪，约翰发现女人确有不同寻常的行为：开车出门，去花店买花，去墓园在卡洛塔·巴尔德斯的碑前驻足，去荣勋宫博物馆凝视卡洛塔画像，最后进入麦基屈克旅馆并出现在二楼的一扇窗前。约翰随即进入旅馆调查，发现女人登记名为卡洛塔·巴尔德斯，但其房中无人。卡洛塔·巴尔德斯究竟是何方神圣，鬼魂真的能附身活人吗？

10年前，横滨大东会会长大场（内田朝雄 饰）使离间计，令其下滨村组和港北会纷争不断，大场坐收渔利。滨村组组长抗争中被杀，滨村组成员郡司益夫（鹤田浩二 饰）亦射杀港北组组长。郡司因此获罪10年。出狱后郡司千方百计找到已隐其形的大东会，敲诈五百万日元，随后召集旧部，进军冲绳。冲绳那霸地区为波照间（山本麟一 饰）和与那原（若山富三郎 饰）两个头目瓜分，其下还有若干流氓组织。郡司等人来后不久，看中冲绳港口贸易的大东会势力介入。波照间无奈向大东会低头，与那原一派则坚决抗争。郡司被迫与大东会媾和，但一切并非如此简单……