Recently released from prison, nice guy Dave Collins finds himself unwillingly mixed up with his old outlaw acquaintances Turk Thorne and his gang as they try to use his telegraphy talents to zero in on the arrival of a gold shipment on the local train. Taking a liking to Collins, cowboys Tim Holt and Chito Rafferty get him to agree to help set a trap for the train robbers
Acting
Tim Holt's effortless cowboy charm carries every scene.
Practical Effects
Real train stunts that modern CGI would ruin.
Director
Stuart Gilmore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stuart Gilmore directed over 200 films but is best remembered as an editor on Hitchcock's 'Lifeboat' and 'Spellbound.'
This was Tim Holt's 47th western in just 12 years—Hollywood truly ran its stars like factory machines in the B-picture era.