Having fled to Mexico to escape murder charges, a former lawman by the name of John Sands (Rod Cameron) is told by a young woman named "Jean 'Dusty' Stewart" (Cathy Downs) that his brother has been killed in Texas. That said, he decides to ride north to find the man responsible and seek revenge. To that effect, when he arrives in the town where his brother was murdered, it doesn't take long for John to suspect that a man named "Matt Garson" (Reed Hadley) was directly involved. But before he can do anything, he needs proof, which means gathering information from the local townspeople. It's during this time that he meets a young woman named "June O'Carroll" (Anne Gwynne), and they quickly become attracted to each other. The problem, however, is that she works for Matt Garson, who has his own romantic hopes for her and doesn't like seeing her with another man-especially John Sands. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that, despite the general B-movie aspects surrounding this film, it still turned out quite entertaining, with Rod Cameron putting in a solid performance overall. Personally, I'm not sure why both Cathy Downs and Anne Gwynee were cast as the director, (Lesley Selander) could have easily combined both roles and made things much simpler. Not that I'm complaining about having two attractive actresses in the same film, mind you, but it does seem somewhat puzzling. In any case, I believe that viewers looking for a solid traditional Western could certainly do a lot worse, and I have rated this movie accordingly.
