In 1880 New Mexico, a young female doctor from Boston arrives in Santa Fe to establish her new medical practice. Dr. Julia Garth is set to live with her brother, U.S. Cavalry lieutenant David Garth. The town already has a male physician, Dr. Rourke O'Brien. His tomboy niece, Spurs O'Brien, has a teenage crush on the handsome Cavalry lieutenant David Garth. The first hospital of this community is managed by Catholic priest Father Gabriel Mendoza and a few nuns. However, these are times when female doctors are almost unheard of. Some people even consider it a shameful offense for a woman to intrude in a man's profession. The traditional view is that women's roles should only be limited to the minding of the household and the rearing of children. Therefore, Dr. Julia Garth's arrival in town and her medical practice ruffles many feathers, not the least some of the more conservative townsfolk's. Dr. Rourke O'Brien is no exception. He arrogantly dismisses Julia Garth's competency but he ...

Starring:

Greer Garson , Dana Andrews , Cameron Mitchell , Lois Smith , Walter Hampden , Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez , Joan Camden , Anthony Numkena , José Torvay , Adele Jergens , Robert J. Wilke , Frank DeKova , Russell Johnson , Gregory Walcott , Douglas Kennedy

Genre:

Action, Drama, Romance, Western