Trail Guide is a 1952 American western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Tim Holt, Richard Martin and Linda Douglas .

[2] In the Old West, Tim Holt and his sidekick, Chito Rafferty, are trail guides for a group of homesteaders.

As the homesteaders near their destination, Tim and Chito depart for the nearby town of Silver Springs to look for jobs as cowhands.

Arriving in town, Tim looks for work while Chito flirts with a saloon girl who happens to be Kenny's girlfriend.

Tim and Chito find a gun at the scene and head to the Masters' cattle ranch to question them about the assault on Wheeler.

Tim and Chito return to the homesteaders' caravan and, surprisingly, find Peg Masters treating Wheeler's injuries.

Peg arrives back at the Masters' ranch to find Kenny packing to leave, not knowing Regan and his henchman, Dawson, have been there to threaten him.

Kenny starts to tell them the truth, but is shot and killed by Dawson, who is lying in wait with Regan.