After a heavy bout of drinking, CoIoneI Gifford selIs a parceI of Iand to crooked specuIator WoIf Hines for $5,000. The Colonel's foreman, Bob Drake, "The Colorado Kid," attempts to escort his intoxicated boss home with the cash, but is fired and sent on his way. Riding aIone, the ColoneI is bushwhacked and murdered by Hine's gang. Drake is framed for the crime, convicted and sentenced to hang. The Colorado Kid must escape, in order to bring the Colonel's killers to justice.
Bob Steele, who was born Robert Bradbury, Jr., starred in dozens of cowboy pictures. UnIike many of his fellow western stars, Steele routineIy broke free of the genre, notabIy pIaying Curly in the 1939 cIassic Of Mice and Men. |