Robert Livingston is running a local protection racket, which newspaper editor William Forrest writes about. Livingston sends Richard Crane to kill him, which he does. Territorial ranger Gene Autry could have stopped it by killing Crane, but didn't because Crane is his brother. For that, he is drummed out of the Rangers, and goes to work for Gail Davis, Forrest's daughter, as protection. Smiley Burnette is already on hand as the paper's factotum.
As he entered his last year of film stardom -- Autry was already starring in television --his vehicles were obviously B western plots, raised a bit by good production values and enough writing to ornament the stories decently. Autry and Burnette sing a total of four songs, and George Archainbaud's economical handling of the shoot keeps things rolling along. Burnette not only offers his usual agreeable clowning, but is the main character for the first reel and a half before Autry shows up.
As he entered his last year of film stardom -- Autry was already starring in television --his vehicles were obviously B western plots, raised a bit by good production values and enough writing to ornament the stories decently. Autry and Burnette sing a total of four songs, and George Archainbaud's economical handling of the shoot keeps things rolling along. Burnette not only offers his usual agreeable clowning, but is the main character for the first reel and a half before Autry shows up.