After the death of Don Jose Toreno (
Leander De Cordova), his ranch foreman, Stan Borden (
Milburn Stone), steals a copy of his will and learns that Toreno has willed his entire holdings to his niece, Elanita Toreno (
Virginia Carroll), his foster son Jim Lawrence (
Don 'Red' Barry, and to the peons living on the Rancho at the hour the will is read. Borden, with his accomplice, Sheriff Ben Jeffers (
Rex Lease),plans to drive off the peons and murder Lawrence before the will is read. Then, he will marry Elanita and gain possession of the Rancho Toreno.
—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>