Clyde Howdy

A respectable rancher and his son hang an innocent man and let a bewhiskered bounty hunter go on trial for the murder.

Disgusted by corruption, Cheyenne resigns as marshal and is promptly jailed---but his successor can't keep the peace alone.

Al Lestrade, Dodge City's marshal, is on vacation, hunting buffalo. But a cartridge from the shot fired to stampede an approaching herd is traced to Lestrade's rifle.

Cheyenne is charged with murder---his own.

A stubborn cavalry captain ignores Cheyenne's advice---and leads his patrol into certain slaughter.

Shortly after arriving in Rock Springs, Sam Pridemore stops a killer and becomes a town hero. Cheyenne knows the man and suspects he is after the gold in the bank.