▁gross ed ▁$ 7 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁the ▁McC and les ▁family ▁ran ch ▁by ▁a ▁gang ▁of ▁r uth less ▁out la ws ▁led ▁by ▁John ▁F ain . ▁They ▁mass acre ▁the ▁ran ch ▁hands ▁and ▁kid nap ▁Little ▁J ake , ▁the ▁grand son , ▁leaving ▁a ▁r ans om ▁note ▁and ▁heading ▁back ▁for ▁Mexico , ▁where ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁hiding ▁out . ▁Mar tha , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁is ▁offered ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁in ▁hunting ▁the ▁gang . ▁She ▁rep lies ▁that ▁this ▁will ▁be ▁" a ▁har sh ▁and ▁un ple asant ▁kind ▁of ▁business ▁and ▁will ▁require ▁an ▁extremely ▁har sh ▁and ▁un ple asant ▁kind ▁of ▁person ▁to ▁see ▁it ▁through ." ▁In ▁consequence , ▁she ▁sends ▁for ▁her ▁est r anged ▁husband , ▁the ▁ag ing ▁Jacob ▁" Big ▁J ake " ▁McC and les , ▁a ▁near - legend ary ▁gun fig h ter ▁who ▁wand ers ▁the ▁west ▁with ▁his ▁R ough ▁Col lie , ▁simply ▁named ▁Dog . ▁ ▁When ▁J ake ▁arriv es ▁by ▁train , ▁he ▁and ▁Mar tha ▁discuss ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁r ans om ▁to ▁the ▁kid n app ers , ▁a ▁million ▁dollars ▁in ▁a ▁big ▁red ▁strong box , ▁although ▁J ake ▁war ns ▁that , ▁" Pay ▁or ▁not , ▁we