A man grabs a woman and makes her sit in his lap. She gets up quickly.

Jim and Patricia kiss several times. The kisses are somewhat prolonged and usually occur when the two are alone together.

Frontier/country western-type violence. Themes involving ranch life, dude gangs, rural feuds, firearm duels, as well as rape and violence against women.

Buck is a local trouble-maker who harasses townspeople. Early in the film, he and a small gang run down a wagon and abuse its passengers. Firearms are brandished and fired into the air; a man is roped and briefly dragged (no gore) for mean-spirited amusement, etc.

Buck intimidates the school teacher, Julie, by showing up uninvited to her home, calling her "a temptation" and telling her she has feelings for him. She avoids his advances and asks him to leave. He grabs her against her will, makes vague threats about who she associates with, then leaves.

A man is thrown from a wild horse many times.

A gang is rounded up and beaten in a barn by several men of the town. Punch-impacts can be heard from outside of the barn, followed by the gang members being tossed out in the dirt. They appear worn, but no particular wounds or injuries are shown.

Two men engage each other in a prolonged scene of bare-knuckle fighting. Both are exhausted and bloody by its conclusion.

A man strikes a woman in the face after she tries to pull him away from fighting another man. She is pushed aside and the two men then engage in a fist fight briefly before they are broken up by a third man, who calls both of them to a formal duel in order to settle the issue.

Two men duel formally, armed with single-shot pistols. One is shown with blood on his forehead.

'D*mn' or 'd*mnation' and 'h*ll' are said a few times, usually within a religious context.

Liquor and tobacco use shown throughout the film.

A woman accuses a man of being drunk.

Adult male characters are sometimes briefly shown as sweaty and slurring, or otherwise appearing drunk.

Many adult characters drink and smoke socially at a gathering in the Major's home.

A man drinks from a large moonshine jug, then leaves it on the table.

The whole film deals with a violent feud between two families.

A man disrupts a social gathering by walking in uninvited while also brandishing a firearm.

The two duel scenes are intense.

The final scene is also tense and emotional.