Sam Dunning, one of the wealthiest ranchers in the Pecos Valley is found dead with a bullet in his back. Pinned to his body is a note which reads "An eye for an eye, signed Joan Stanton". Danger follows for Larry, a Texas Ranger. Will his sense of chivalry allow him to bring in a woman to face the charge of murder? Along the way, several cowboy tunes and fine locations contribute to the picture's Texican atmosphere.
Robert F. Hill
Director
Tom Keene
Larry Madden - Texas Ranger
Julie Haydon
Joan Stanton
Roscoe Ates
Rusty (as Rosco Ates)
Robert Ellis
Frank Sanderson
William Scott
Ranger Jim Madden
Frank Lackteen
Piute - Henchman
Wade Boteler
Tex
Roy Stewart
Texas Ranger Inspector Clay
Harry Tenbrook
Bill - Henchman
Monte Montague
Townsman with Black Eye (uncredited)
Hank Potts
Old Timer (uncredited)
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