A trio of outlaws, Jim Dawkins (Holden), Lorn Reming (Carey), and Reuben "Wahoo" Jones (Bendix), rob a stage. But when a young lady, Rannie Carter (Freeman), is menaced by rich and ruthless Charley Calico (Alfonso Bedoya) after her uncle is killed, the robbers come to her rescue. They run him off, then pay old Pop Lint (Clem Bevans) to watch over her at his ranch. Lorn ends up separated from his partners but continues his life of crime. Jim and Wahoo inadvertently aid some Texas Rangers and are sworn in as Rangers themselves. Lorn sees an opportunity, steals a herd of cattle the Rangers are guarding, then lets Jim and Wahoo enhance their reputation by being the ones who bring the cattle back. Lorn's friends turn a blind eye to his activities for a while. Calico is a worse villain, burning Pop's barn and causing the old man to have a fatal heart attack. Calico assaults a Ranger as well, and is ultimately killed by Jim.... Directed by Leslie Fenton Screenplay by Charles Marquis Warren Story by Louis Stevens Elizabeth Hill Produced by Robert Fellows Starring William Holden Macdonald Carey Mona Freeman William Bendix Cinematography Ray Rennahan Edited by Archie Marshek Music by Victor Young William Holden as Jim Dawkins Macdonald Carey as Lorn Reming Mona Freeman as Rannie Carter William Bendix as Reuben "Wahoo" Jones Stanley Ridges as Major Bailey Alfonso Bedoya as Charley Calico Ray Teal as Cantrell Clem Bevans as Pop Lint James Bell as Ike Dick Foote as Texas Ranger Pipes Joe Dominguez as Texas Ranger Francisco Grandon Rhodes as Phil Jessup Perry Ivins as Mayor Towson Hank Bell as a Texas Ranger