Muriel Evans finishes finishing school and returns out west, just in time to see Robert Frazer and his gang shoot the station master and steal a chest of money. Buck Jones shows up to take her to her father's ranch, and she conceives a dislike for him because he takes the long way around rather than expose her to the bandits that have been infesting the area. George 'Gabby Hayes' shows up, ordered by the governor to clear out the bad guys, several of whom seem to be working for McGowan.
It's not among the best of Jones' B westerns of the period, with too many moving parts, and the loose ends tied up offscreen or by explication, rather than showing them, and not all of them are tied up. Characters like Beth Marion show up for specific plot points, then leave once they are taken care of, and others, like why Jones doesn't fire one recalcitrant cowboy, is disposed of, suddenly and oddly, as if the film makers had an attack of conscience about story writing.
Still, there's a noisy, exciting finale, and this being a Buck Jones western, you can be assured that everything will end well for the stalwart hero.
It's not among the best of Jones' B westerns of the period, with too many moving parts, and the loose ends tied up offscreen or by explication, rather than showing them, and not all of them are tied up. Characters like Beth Marion show up for specific plot points, then leave once they are taken care of, and others, like why Jones doesn't fire one recalcitrant cowboy, is disposed of, suddenly and oddly, as if the film makers had an attack of conscience about story writing.
Still, there's a noisy, exciting finale, and this being a Buck Jones western, you can be assured that everything will end well for the stalwart hero.
