Powder Kilgore (Ray Bennett as Raphael Bennett) kills freighter Jeff Cameron (Edward LeSaint) and the latter's daughter, "Spunky" (Iris Meredith), sends for gunfighter Wild Bill Saunders (Bill Elliott, in another of his more than 195 films in which he was never, not once, billed as William 'Wild Bill' Elliott.) Bill finds that few men care to buck the Kilgore gang, and he gets consent from Governor Dawson (Don Beddoe) to form a state ranger's organization out of gunmen now in prison, the men to be pardoned if they prove themselves worthy.
Enjoyable Wild Bill Elliott western with the star deciding to get some convicts help him fight the bad guy in trade for a pardon, an idea developed in the Dirty Dozen, and naturally they will be one or two of them turning turncoat; plenty of fast-riding and gun smoke as expected with the dependable Wild Bill Elliott showing how peaceable he is. Loved the black and photography and the busy plot, though the pace can be a mite slow at times.
Enjoyable Wild Bill Elliott western with the star deciding to get some convicts help him fight the bad guy in trade for a pardon, an idea developed in the Dirty Dozen, and naturally they will be one or two of them turning turncoat; plenty of fast-riding and gun smoke as expected with the dependable Wild Bill Elliott showing how peaceable he is. Loved the black and photography and the busy plot, though the pace can be a mite slow at times.