"The Broken Spur" is an epic story set in the early western 1860s involving a working cowboy and a young Indian boy. As a child, Sandy Steele witnesses the death of his family at the hands of a brutal raiding Indian Party. Growing to manhood and working as a ranch foreman, Steele encounters the hand of fate when he is thrown together with Little Hawk, an Indian child whose family has just been killed by white men. In a series of adventures, the two draw closer only to be separated when the child's family killers return in an act of vengeance. Little Hawk sets out to find the killers and seek his own revenge. Steel accompanied by his friend, Rawhide Johnson, follows in pursuit. In a climatic gun battle and chase scene, the boy is saved and the killers meet justice. In the production's final scene, Sandy Steel and Little Hawk overcome their own biases to find their better selves.
The western is heavily populated with action sequences and wide sprawling western scenes. From stagecoaches and gunfights to large cattle herds and trail towns, the sounds and sights of the western era will find resonate with film viewers of most ages.