Betty Lee takes a wagon train West, after her plantation is burned to the ground in the Civil War. Her party is attacked by lndians, but she is rescued by Ted Thorne, a dashing cavalry officer, and the two become friends. lnvestigating the attack, Ted Iearns that the lndians are taking their orders from a white man named Rance. The trail of evidence Ieads to a shocking discovery - Rance and a band of ex-confederate soIdiers are arming, intent on starting a new rebel country in the West!
Bob Steele is directed by his father, Robert N. Bradbury, in this RepubIic production, which boasts one of the most ambitious western villains ever. SteeIe, who was born Robert Bradbury, Jr., took roles in a number of the senior Bradbury's fiIms, as well as dozens of other cowboy pictures. UnIike many of his feIlow western stars, SteeIe routinely broke free of the genre, notably pIaying Curly in the 1939 cIassic of Mice and Men. |