A classic tale of forbidden love set against the rugged terrain of the West, White Feather features Robert Wagner (Broken Lance) in a star making turn as Josh Tanner, a man caught between the lure of his heart and the law of the land. Tasked with the resettlement of a co-operative Cheyenne tribe, who have relinquished their valuable land to gold prospectors, Tanner is lead by Colonel Lindsay (John Lund, Chief Crazy Horse) and assisted by tribesmen friends Little Dog (Jeffrey Hunter, The Searchers) and American Horse (Hugh O Brian, The Shootist). Tanner tackles his job with conviction but is soon distracted by Little Dog's betrothed Appearing Day (Debra Paget, Broken Arrow). When an unlikely relationship develops into a dangerous love affair the resettlement is placed in jeopardy when Tanner is delivered an arrow bound with a single white feather – the Cheyenne intend to wage war.