George O'Brien thinks he has killed Kirby Grant by accident in a fight with rustlers. He goes to tell his father, Howard Hickman, and sister, Virginia Vale. Before he can do so, he finds out that they are besieged by rustlers of their own, so he and sidekick Slim Whitaker sign on as the only hands on the ranch.
It's a rote script for an O'Brien western, although Harry Wild's camerawork is up to its standard, both in portrait shots and landscape work, and O'Brien gives his usual fine performance. Later in the year, he ended his movie career, returning occasionally to appear in a western by his old friend, John Ford. Perhaps RKO felt there was not much point in investing extra money for a star who would be leaving them; the professionalism of the cast and crew would have to do and any drop-off in quality wouldn't matter.
It's a rote script for an O'Brien western, although Harry Wild's camerawork is up to its standard, both in portrait shots and landscape work, and O'Brien gives his usual fine performance. Later in the year, he ended his movie career, returning occasionally to appear in a western by his old friend, John Ford. Perhaps RKO felt there was not much point in investing extra money for a star who would be leaving them; the professionalism of the cast and crew would have to do and any drop-off in quality wouldn't matter.