Bad editing makes some of the actors, especially Wally Wales, look as if they missed their cues or didn't know their lines.
That is a double shame, because it almost counters some very good directing by Robert Emmett Tansey, who used some really interesting camera angles, some great acting by all the players, perhaps especially by "Little" Bobby Nelson -- who should have continued acting, judging by his excellent performance here -- and great action by the cast and story writers, including Tansey.
Wally Wales was a good-looking and likable man who was a star in silent Westerns but, for whatever reason, didn't have that star power in talkies. He continued making movies for many more years, but mostly in bit parts and as stunt man.
Despite all the grand-standing and posturing by Hollywood and its current denizens, there is not, and seemingly never has been, justice in the movie business.
Wally Wales became Hal Taliaferro later and continued to show both presence and ability.
His leading lady here is an utterly charming Southern belle named Myrla Bratton, from Cave Spring, Alabama. Her Southern speech just adds to her charm, and her acting ability is very evident here. But, again, for some strange reason, she made very few films. What a loss.
This is an imperfect movie, mostly because of the editing, but try to ignore those errors and pay attention to a good story well acted and very well directed.
There is a good print at YouTube and I recommend "The Way of the West."