The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler. Then, Sheriff Tex Rockett is forced to quarantine all the cattle on the local ranches because of a hoof-and-mouth disease outbreak. Steve Davis herds his cattle to the railhead anyway, and Tex is forced to arrest him. Urged on by the banker's son, Nick Cuttler, the angry ranchers storm the jail, but Steve's sister Bee persuades them to await the trial. Steve, with Nick's help, breaks jail and is told he must kill Tex to aid the ranchers. Meanwhile, government man Bret Stockton and Tex see Nick and his men treating cattle in an unusual way. Tex finally proves that the Cuttlers have been treating the cattle with acid to give a false impression of the hoof-and-mouth disease.
as Sheriff Tex Rockett
as Deputy Gloomy Day
as Nick Cuttler
as Cylus Cuttler
as Prunella Wallaby
as Bee Davis
as Bret Stockton
as Judge Hank Pritchard
as Pronto Parsons
as Rip Carter
as Steve Davis
as Henchman Pete
as Cowhand
as Cattle Buyer
as Townswoman
as Clerk
as Tex's Horse
as Mob Member
as Cowhand
as Cowhand Musician
as Carter Cowhand
as Townswoman
as Davis Cowhand
as Cowhand
as Ben Varco
