He's got no guns, a grudge, and 62 minutes to clear his name.
Ace owns just about everything around except for the Bank, which is owned by John Ware. Ace also has his eye on Judy, but Judy only has eyes for Clay. Since Ace is a crook, he holds up the stage and has his cronies swear that Clay was the bandit which gets Clay 10 years in jail. After he gets out in 5 for good behavior, Clay sets out to find who framed him and stole the stage strongbox. Since the sheriff does not like Clay, he takes his guns away as part of his probation and it makes Clay a target for the Ace gang.
Acting
Dick Foran's earnest cowboy charm carries the whole thing.
Practical Effects
Real horseback stunts that modern CGI would ruin.
Director
B. Reeves Eason
Dick Foran
Clay Brent
Emmett Vogan
Ace Cain
Glenn Strange
Tex Roberts
Anderson Lawler
Buck McGovern
Wilfred Lucas
John Ware
Tom Brower
Dad Brent
George Chesebro
Cutter Smith
Charles Le Moyne
Tom Raines
Edmund Cobb
Sheriff Cal Hardin
J.P. McGowan
U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill
Milton Kibbee
Jim Hall
Earl Dwire
Dr. J.M. 'Doc' Eagan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glenn Strange, playing henchman Tex here, would later become Universal's most famous Frankenstein's Monster in three films.
This 62-minute 'programmer' was designed to fill the bottom half of double bills during the Depression—studios churned out hundreds like it.
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