Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted by four men led by Ned McCarty, an old acquaintance who, as a US Marshal, arrests Ballard for the murder of his brother and the theft of $20,000. Ballard seeks to stall McCarty while tracking down evidence that will prove his innocence.

• Benedict Bogeaus Production
• RKO Radio Pictures
• John Payne
• Lizabeth Scott
• Dan Duryea
• Dolores Moran
• Emile Meyer
• Robert Warwick
• John Hudson
• Harry Carey, Jr.