A narrator tells of the great wars that raged in Montana territory over the grazing of cattle versus sheep.

He and his men come across a sign declaring that any sheep herders crossing the line into the area will be shot on sight as the surrounding plains are strictly for cattle grazing.

During the night their young unarmed Mexican watchman is shot dead by a local gang of cattle raisers.

The main two are Maria Singleton (Smith) and her fiancé Rod Ackroyd, who are both vehemently opposed to sheep herders in their area.

Rod's right-hand man Slim cuts the stirrup so that Morgan falls from the horse a few seconds before the minute mark.

During the night, Morgan rounds up the minority cattlemen in the area and enlists the help of the banker and Forsythe to fight another war with the cattle owners.

One of the men rides back to the Singleton ranch and informs Maria of Rod's death and Morgan's plans, claiming there is no one to stop him now.

Maria takes a gun and rides into town where she stands in the middle of the main street and waits for Morgan.

In June 1940 they announced they were making a Western Montana, based on C. B. Glasscock's book The War of the Copper Kings.

After the war it was reported Eagle-Lion wanted to make a Western called Montana starring Joel McCrea.

[8] Then in July 1947 Warners seemed to reactivate the project - Vincent Sherman was named as director, William Jacobs producer and Thames Williamson to work on the script; Errol Flynn was listed as a possible star.

'[10]In December 1947 it was announced that Ronald Reagan would play the lead in Montana, with the script based on a novel by Ernest Haycox.

"[22] The Los Angeles Times said the film "won't set the cinema world on fire but it's solid Western entertainment.

[1] Written by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston Sung by Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith Traditional The film was released as a Fawcett Movie Comic #2[28]