
Returning to his California ranch for some rest and relaxation, cowboy movie star Roy Rogers finds himself drawn into battle with a dastardly group of horse rustlers. Taking pity on Ted, a young man who was disabled in a riding accident, Roy offers him a job on the ranch. But Ted's stepfather, Lige, leads a gang of thieves posing as wild-horse wranglers, and their prime target is Roy's famous horse, Trigger, which they kidnap for ransom.
Returning to his California ranch for some rest and relaxation, cowboy movie star Roy Rogers finds himself drawn into battle with a dastardly group of horse rustlers. Taking pity on Ted, a young man who was disabled in a riding accident, Roy offers him a job on the ranch. But Ted's stepfather, Lige, leads a gang of thieves posing as wild-horse wranglers, and their prime target is Roy's famous horse, Trigger, which they kidnap for ransom.
Texas drifter Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) enters Wyoming in search of work as a cattle herder. In his company is another drifter, young Jeff Jimson (William Campbell), whom he mentors in the same line of work. The two find employment on a ranch owned by a steely woman from the East, Reed Bowman (Jeanne Crain). When Bowman's increasing, unfenced herds begin crowding out the smaller ranches, violence escalates on the range -- and Dempsey and Jeff must choose which is the lesser of two evils.
The Durango Kid (Charles Starrett) and his sidekick (Smiley Burnette) look for stolen gold with a history.
Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) and his childhood buddy (Al "Fuzzy" St. John) avenge their slain families.
Rancher Lee Hackett (Van Heflin) spends so much time trying to keep the violent streak of his son Ed (Tab Hunter) in check, he neglects the needs of his other son Davy (James Darren). When Ed's temper results in the death of an innocent Native American, Lee tries his best to cover his son's tracks by making a deal with unscrupulous horse trader Jensen (Ray Teal), who falsely testifies on Ed's behalf. But it becomes clear that Ed can't change, and a shootout between father and son ensues.
Two horse-traders (Bob Steele, Sterling Holloway) find their problem is a rustler (John Miljan), not a wild horse.
An undercover postal inspector (Stephen McNally) stops a gang of train robbers with a shady woman's (Alexis Smith) help.
A gang of poachers must be stopped as they kill and sell game out of season. Roy figures out who the culprits are and goes undercover to investigate further.
A mustang stallion runs swiftly to the rescue when the boy who befriended him is endangered.