Kitty, a photographer living in Rome, witnesses the murder of a young woman at the hands of a razor-wielding black-gloved killer. Kitty and her fiancé Alberto go to the police, only to learn that two other witnesses to the crime have been slashed to death.

This spaghetti western presents a fictitious version of the often filmed legend of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Billy becomes innocently an outlaw while protecting his mother, but then turns into a trigger happy killer. When he falls in love he tries with the help of Pat Garrett, a fatherly friend, to change back. However, circumstances force Billy to become violent again and it is Garrett who is credited with the killing.

On New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply his trade.

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.

A young couple, Renato and Maria, struggle to provide for their young daughter Pia.