A Fistful of Dollars

A stranger rides into the town of San Miguel where he is told of a long-standing family feud by the town's innkeeper, Silvanito. The feud is in between the Rojo family and that of the town's sheriff, the Baxters. Seeing a selfish opportunity to make money, the stranger decides to play the two families against one another, by befriending both sides and selling information to either on the sly. The feud eventually leads to the kidnapping of Antonio, the sheriff's son by the Rojos, in order to complicate matters, the strangers frees Antonio but in the process purposely makes it look like the Baxters freed him. This in turn, leads the Rojos to retaliate against the Baxters by setting fire to their home and killing the Sheriff and his son.