 Steve Drake/The Durango Kid (Charles Starrett) is commissioned by the Army to track down a band of desperados who have escaped from the stockade at Fort Savage. The gang is led by ex-army Captain Craydon (John Dehner) who is embittered as he blames the Army for his young son s death. A pompous young Lieutenant (Peter Thompson), son of the fort commander Colonel Sutter (Fred Sears), is placed in charge of the bandit-chasing group that includes Steve, his pal Smiley (Smiley Burnette) and an old scout known as Old Cuss (Trevor Bardette). His conceit and contempt of the civilians nearly leads to disaster.