The action starts in the opening seconds as a stage coach is hijacked and its two occupants, father and son, taken to a ranch... it turns out the hijack was staged; the two men have been take to the ranch belonging to the older man's brother; and he is holding a party in their honour. This man is John Stewart; the most successful rancher in the area who is proud of the work he has done for the town and its people. One of those people, Wick Campbell, isn't exactly grateful and when the woman he considers his decides to leave him for Stewart's nephew Howie he decides to ruin the Stewart family. To do this he hires a gang of gunslingers. First they rustle a couple of hundred head of cattle then they force Howie into a gunfight; he wins but they all claim he murdered the other man. Howie escapes from jail and Campbell decides he has had enough and goes after the Stewarts with the intention of killing them and anybody with them! If they are to survive John will have to pick up his gun belt once again and fight back.
The story isn't the most original but there is a lot of action packed into the film's eighty minutes; there are shoot-outs, chases on horseback, a cattle stampede and a final showdown where there is a lot of shooting and plenty of destruction caused by dynamite! Randolph was in his late fifties when he made this but was still believable in the leading role; in fact his age brought needed maturity to the role. Richard Boone did a good job as the bitter and jealous Wick Campbell; he was ably supported by a suitably unpleasant gang of ruffians. While there isn't really any doubt that good will triumph there are a surprising number of good men lost along the way. While it isn't a classic it is a good way to kill an hour and a half if it's on television.
The story isn't the most original but there is a lot of action packed into the film's eighty minutes; there are shoot-outs, chases on horseback, a cattle stampede and a final showdown where there is a lot of shooting and plenty of destruction caused by dynamite! Randolph was in his late fifties when he made this but was still believable in the leading role; in fact his age brought needed maturity to the role. Richard Boone did a good job as the bitter and jealous Wick Campbell; he was ably supported by a suitably unpleasant gang of ruffians. While there isn't really any doubt that good will triumph there are a surprising number of good men lost along the way. While it isn't a classic it is a good way to kill an hour and a half if it's on television.