Stagecoach Outlaws

Billy Carson, a rambling cowpoke, prevents the hold-up of the Red River Express stage and saves Linda Bowen, daughter of the owner, from being kidnaped. The hold-up is part of the plan of Steve Kirby, gambler and gang leader, to force Jed Bowen to sell the line to him. When henchmen report their failure, Kirby brings about the release from jail of Matt Brawley, tough killer, intending to use him as a gun fighter and also hoping to beat Brawley out of the loot of several bank hold- ups. But the sheriff makes the mistake of leaving Fuzzy Jones, pal of Carson, in charge of the jail. Brawley tricks Fuzzy, locks him up and escapes. The gangsters arrive, mistake Fuzzy for Brawley, release him and take him to the hide-out. Fuzzy, inducted into the gang, tries to play tough, convulsing Carson who watches the proceedings. Carson contacts Fuzzy at the hotel in Ghost Town, the hide-out, and learns that the gang plans to hold up a stage and steal the Aztec mine payroll. Disguised as an Indian, Billy drives an old wagon containing the money ahead of the stage. The gang holds up the stage but gets only a box of iron washers. Vic, one of the gang, reports the second failure to Kirby in Cherokee, where Kirby has his saloon. Brawley shows up, exposing Fuzzy as an imposter. Billy, fearing for Fuzzy, speeds to Ghost Town to save him, and Linda Bowen follows him. Kirby's men kidnap Linda on the way, Kirby planning to hold her as a hostage to force her father to sell the stage line. The outlaws take Linda to Ghost Town just in time to get into a hot free-for-all fight with Carson and Fuzzy, which ends in the capture of three of the bandits. Back at Kirby's saloon, Vic is about to expose the gambler as the master mind, when Kirby shoots him and is, in turn, shot by Carson. Brawley, in charge of Fuzzy, is taken back to the jail, and Billy rides along, just to see that his pal doesn't get into any more trouble. (publicity release)