Lorna Gray
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Cavalry officer John Drum attempts to track down an outlaw named Whit Lacey. Instead, he finds they must join forces against an impending war party.
Rock Island Trail
Constance Strong (Adele Mara) arrives at Rock Island for the competition between a railroad line, a steamboat and a stagecoach for a profitable mail contract. Constance befriends Reed Loomis (Forrest Tucker), the head of the rail line, but is engaged to Kirby Morrow (Bruce Cabot), the owner of the steamboat. After the rail line easily wins the competition, the rivalry between Loomis and Morrow continues, and Morrow grows to resent his loss of the contract and, apparently, Constance.
Red River Range
The cattlemen's organization calls upon the Three Mesquiteers. Stoney Burke (John Wayne) rides into town with Tuscon Smith (Ray Corrigan) and Lullaby Joslin (Max Terhune) to pose as outlaws to round up cattle thieves who cleverly cover their tracks and vanish.