Guns in the Dark

When Johnny and Mendez argue over a card table, the lights go out, and in the ensuing gunfight Johnny thinks he killed his friend Dick. Now refusing to wear a gun he crosses the border. But it is not long before he runs into Mendez and more trouble when he is caught between a war between two cattle ranches, one owned by Joan Williams, the other by Brace Stevens.

Johnny Mack Brown is gunless for the most part of this lively and entertaining western after accidentally killing his pardner - or maybe he didn't ... you have to watch to find out. There's a few twist and turns, especially regarding Mendez who is a slippery cassonova. There's plenty of horse chases and the unique feature is that Mack Brown doesn't fire a shot even at the end - instead he uses his fists, throws plates at the bad guys ( which oddly knocks out the thugs!!!) and lassos a rope around the varmints. The stuttering sidekick isn't too annoying.