Red and Tim break jail and go on the lam. Tim (McCoy) was framed so he's really innocent of wrongdoing. Red, however, is a confirmed criminal and a meanie. Red kills a marshal, and Tim impersonates the lawman so he can better find the guys who framed him and also get a mine payroll that rightfully belongs to him. Naturally, trouble ensues.
Despite the jailbreak opening, the first part is pretty slow, even taking a couple minutes to show breakfast being prepared. The second part is where the action picks up, but the movie's as much plot as it is action. Director Lederman films with more imagination than usual for these oaters. One sequence is quite striking. Tim pushes Alice (Gulliver) in a swing so that she appears to be flying off the screen and into our laps. It's an early version of a 3-D effect, but without the 3-D. Anyway, McCoy plays an interesting non-clichéd hero, in the biggest white hat on screen. So there's no doubt he's really a good guy, even if he keeps Red around. All in all, the matinée special remains an antique, but not without its points of interest.