Rancher Timothy Wade is ambushed by a masked man riding a pinto horse. His young son, Buzzy Wade and the loyal ranch foreman, Dude Bates, are mystified as to who anyone would kill Wade. But, Jim Dana, a U.S. government undercover agent, has his suspicions that the reason may have been in order to acquire the ranch from Buzzy and his older sister, Ruth. Dana thinks the ranch may have a large deposit of a mineral useful to a foreign country. His suspicions are confirmed when a couple of guys with heavy-accents show up inquiring about the property.
Practical Effects
That pinto horse is doing more acting than half the cast.
Production
55 minutes of pure 'we shot this in a weekend' ambition.
Director
Richard C. Kahn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months before Pearl Harbor, the 'foreign agents after resources' plot mirrors real U.S. wartime anxiety about sabotage and espionage.
Robert 'Buzz' Henry was a former child rodeo star—his actual riding skills are the one authentic thing in this whole production.
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