Synopsis: Gene Autry ends up on the wrong side of the law when he helps an accused killer escape the clutches of Sheriff Kramer and his posse. Believing young Larry Evans to be innocent of the death of Ed Norton, Autry does his best to keep him out of harm's way and the sheriff out of his hair. Autry suspects the other men present at the gambling table when Norton was shot, more than one of whom have taken a greedy interest in Larry Evan's family ranch.