Crates and boxes unloading in the morning, lonely men sitting on half-broken docks in the afternoon, sailor bars at night with one poor bum actually getting the heave-ho, a mighty waterhose washing it all away, overlooked by the skyline.
The cattle herds of some Arizona ranchers are being stampeded and stolen, so the Arizona Stockmen's Syndicate sends ace investigator Steve Reynolds in to find out who is responsible.
Monogram added several songs and a barn dance to this otherwise standard Johnny Mack Brown hay burner, in which the veteran cowboy star comes to the aid of a beleaguered female rancher.
Madrid, late 19th century. A wealthy woman is found murdered in her home and her maid seems to be the main suspect; but her statement further entangles the case.
Professor J. Waldo Purrington wants breakfast but has run out of food, he spots a fish truck outside but he has no money to pay for a fish so he decides to steal one, but he remembers his calendar quote "honesty is the best policy", so he can't bring himself to steal it, so he decides to try and make one fall out of the truck so he won't feel guilty.
Veteran cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown plays a cattle buyer turned prairie sleuth in this low-budget oater from Monogram, which co-stars perennial old-timer Raymond Hatton as a retired U.
Childhood sweethearts from opposing social standings are separated when one's family moves elsewhere, leaving behind only a watch as a token of their friendship.
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