Sheriff Hawley (
John Beach)attempts to restrain Belle Starr (
Natalie Moorhead)after serving five years in prison, result of an unjust conviction of being implicated in the cattle rustling activities of her deceased husband. "Hopalong" Cassidy (
William Boyd), of the Bar-20 Ranch comes to her rescue by lending Belle his horse so she can escape and return to her ranch with her daughter Jacqueline (
Dorothy Short). Her crooked foreman,"Trister" (
Leo J. McMahon), in the pay of Dan Ringo ('Alden 'Stephen' Chase'), schemes to deliver Bar-20 cattle to crafty cattle-buyer "Trimmer" Winkler (
Lane Chandler), but is thwarted by the marksmanship of young Artie Peters (
Billy King), son of Bar-20 foreman Buck Peters (
John Elliott). Fearing that Belle's cattle will be the next target, Cassidy inserts a small Mexican coin in the hoof of one of the herd to get evidence to prove the brands have been changed.
—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>