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Jimmy and Cannonball find the body of Don Muquel after he has been shot and robbed by henchmen Ramsay and Sturgis. Jimmy is accused of the crime by Jose Esteban but the latter's rich uncle, Don Esteban, clears his friend Jimmy. Jose accuses the the settlers, led by John Chambers, of confiscating the land of the native Californians, through murder and theft. Actually, surveyor Willard Jackson is making forged copies of stolen land-grant papers after his men have killed the rightful owners. Playing both ends against the middle, Ramsay urges Chambers and his daughter, Diane, to drive off the Californians.

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Top billed cast

Jimmy WakelyJimmy Wakely
Dub TaylorCannonball
Christine LarsonDiane Chambers
George J. LewisJosé Esteban
George MeekerWill Jackson
Pierce LydenHenchman Ramsay
William BaileyJohn Chambers
Connie AsinsConchita
Fred L. EdwardsHenchman Sturgis
Robert StrangeDon Esteban

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