Drifter Singin' Sandy Saunders (Wayne) stumbles into a town where the crooked James Kincaid is attempting to drive the local farmers off of their land by demanding an outrageous price for his water.

Accused for a murder he did not commit, John Brant (Wayne) escapes his jail cell and heads out west. On the lam from the law, Brant teams up with gunslinger Lane Chandler and his band of bandits, never suspecting that Chandler is the murderer he was mistaken for.

Jerry Mason (Wayne), a young Texan, and Jake Benson (George 'Gabby' Hayes'), an old rancher, become partners and strike it rich with a gold mine. But their partnership is put to the test when their new-found wealth makes them a target for jealousy and schemers.

In search of the man who murdered his father, Ted Hayden (Wayne) tracks down a gang where he suspects the killer might be. He works his way into their ranks by impersonating a wanted man and discovers that the leader of the gang, Mr. Gentry, is the man he's been looking for.

When Malgrove, a supposedly upstanding citizen, discovers that a valuable ore runs through the area of Yucca city, he devises a plan to secretly starve it's citizens and buy their land for cheap. That is, until, undercover U.S. Marshall John Carruthers (Wayne) rolls into town...

After helping prevent a bank robbery, young drifter John Weston (Wayne) is assigned by Marshal Higgins (George 'Gabby' Hayes) to look into a series of suspicious deaths among champion rodeo riders. Along the way, Weston finds himself caught in a love triangle between the lovely Marjorie Carter and the fiery Dolores "Compillo".