[6][2] Brett Landers, a cowboy, buys cattle from his friend Gil Clawson for his ranch but gets falsely accused of theft.

Despite helping Lucy, Brett faces suspicion in the nearest town as the real culprits are still at large.

With help from the sheriff and town doctor, Brett and Lucy escape, sparking a mountain manhunt.

[7] From contemporary reviews, Stuart Byron of Variety stated the film was the "perhaps the most implausible and contrived" of Italian Westerns.

[7] V. Bassoli in "L'Avvenire d'Italia" in February 1966 wrote that the director "had made the best of the elements he had at hand, creating a film perhaps a little harsh but full of emotions and findings, making thus a good use of Harry Wittington’s novel".