Rather than the usual cattlemen vs. sheep men conflict, this above-average
Rex Allen western contrasts ranchers of all kinds with the Hurley Lumber Mill company, whose destructive business methods cause flashfloods that threatens to destroy all the grazing land in Pine Valley. Assuming to be the sole heirs to the Zeke Reynolds estate, a ranch with plenty of possibilities for timber interests, Carrie Hurley (
June Vincent) and her brother Dan (
Fred Graham) are dismayed to learn that the dear departed also saw fit to include
Slim Pickens and distant relative Jacqueline Reynolds (
Mary Ellen Kay) in his bequest. Having already murdered an inquisitive forest ranger (
Russ Conway), the Hurleys are not about to share the lucrative Reynolds property but the homicidal brother-and-sister team bargains without Slim's boss,
Rex Allen. When not battling the glacial Carrie Hurley and her henchmen, Allen and The Republic Rhythm Riders (who received introductory billing) perform "I'm Leaving on the Pine Valley Stage" "Under Colorado Stars" and the traditional "Down By the Riverside". ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide