Banker Ned Owens (
Tom Chatterton)refuses to call in the many unpaid loans he made to the local ranchers, as he knows they are being terrorized by a gang of crooks and are unable to pay. The secret leader of the gang is James Taylor (
Rory Mallinson), large stockholder of the bank, who operates a photography business. With the aid of his inside contact, Sam Phillips (
George M. Carleton), and his henchman, Reagan (
Roy Barcroft), and is counting on the payment of Ned's insurance policy to save the bank. Arriving in town on the night of the murder, Bat Masterson (
Monte Hale), a young cowboy, becomes a suspect in the murder, but he convinces Sheriff Hank Hartley (
Paul Hurst)to let him impersonate Ned's son, Tom (
Harry Lauter), whom both men believe has also been killed by the gang. But complications arrive for Bat when the much-alive Ned shows up.
—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>