Shortly after Moody Pierson saves Sheriff Tim's life, Moody is arrested for murder. Tim doesn't believe he did it and lets him get away. Kicked out as Sheriff, Tim goes after the real kiler and this leads him to the town controlled by Red Slavins.
Acting
Noah Beery's Laughing Red — menace with a grin.
Direction
Eason crams a feature's worth of plot into an hour.
Director
B. Reeves Eason
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tim McCoy was a real Montana rancher before Hollywood; his authentic riding and rope skills made him a Western staple in the early sound era.
1932 was the last gasp of pre-Code Westerns before enforcement of the Hays Code sanitized screen violence and moral ambiguity.
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