Chris Morrell, the guardian of half-Indian girl Nina, is helping her find her missing white father. so she can cash in on her late mother's oil lease. Outlaw Sam Black is after the girl and her father as well. Besides dealing with the Black gang, Morrell has to find another robber, Jim Moore, who switches clothes with him after he finds Chris unconscious from a fight with Sam Black. Along the way, he meets a lady who's the sister of Jim Moore, another bad hombre who's in cahoots with Jim Moore, and an old friend who takes in Nina and helps Chris locate Nina's father and fight off the various desperadoes

John Wayne
as Chris Morrell

Sheila Terry
as Clara Moore

Shirley Jean Rickert
as Nina

Jack Rockwell
as Vic Byrd

Yakima Canutt
as Sam Black

George 'Gabby' Hayes
as Matt Downing

Jay Wilsey
as Jim Moore

Harry L. Fraser
as Henchman in the Brush

Earl Dwire
as Tom - Nina's Father (uncredited)

Philip Kieffer
as Jameson Hodge
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This time, the Duke ("Morrell") has a little more of a substantial story to get his teeth into, as he helps a young girl to track down her errant father so she can cash in on her late mother's oil lease. Meantime "Sam Black" (Yakima Canutt) and his fearsome gang are also on the hunt for the girl and...