Fighter "Scotty" McQuade, contender for the light-heavyweight championship of the Pacific Coast,after being duped by his manager Ted Todd and fight-promoter Lew Slater, is disgusted with the fight game and decides to go back to punching cattle. He gets a job on the ranch owned by Colonel Hayden, where he once again encounters Slater, who has a crooked deal going that will cause Hayden to lose his ranch. With the aid of the Colonel's daughter, Betty Rose, and his pal "Frozen-Face" Cohen, McQuade breaks jail on a framed charge and puts an end to Slater's crooked dealings.
Stunts
Tom Tyler doing his own brawling — boxing gloves AND barroom brawls.
Practical Effects
That 51-minute runtime doesn't mess around. Economy is the aesthetic.
Director
Robert F. Hill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tom Tyler was a real boxer before Hollywood, which explains why his fight scenes hit different than the usual studio-punched fare.
This is pure 'poverty row' product — shot in days, not weeks, for rural theater circuits that needed fresh westerns weekly. The 51-minute runtime was deliberate, allowing theaters to squeeze in more shows per day.
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