"The Vagrants" finds Johnny Yuma in search of work, getting more than he bargained for from the corrupt sheriff (Robert Foulk) and deputy (K. L. Smith), who promptly arrest him for vagrancy and put him to hard labor. Among the other captives is a cowardly Yankee (Wright King) who prefers to stay alive rather than cause trouble. Not only has the sheriff been using slave labor to build a reservoir but also make a tidy profit on half the lumber his prisoners cut down. The timely arrival of the town minister (George Eldredge, later seen in "The Death of Gray") offers Yuma the opportunity for a breakout, if the damn Yankee doesn't squeal first. Wright King would make his mark on Steve McQueen's Western series WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE, in which he played fellow bounty hunter Jason Nichols, while veteran Robert Foulk is perfectly cast as the lawless lawman.
Review of The Vagrants
