Steve Martin (
Charles Starrett) is sent to Wild River to recover stolen gold and finds the town is being terrorized by The Hawk (
Clayton Moore) and his outlaw gang. The Hawk attempts to murder Sheriff Jack Mahoney (
Jock Mahoney) and is captured and jailed. Steve helps the Hawk break jail and thus makes contact with the bandit gang. He sends a bungling photographer, Smiley Burnette (
Smiley Burnette), to warn the sheriff that the gang plan to rob the express office.
—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>