"Tolliver Bender," played by Douglas V. Fowley, is an old codger who killed a man because he said things about Tolliver's daughter. The town of Pittman succeeded in convicting him, but just as he's about to be hanged, Josh Randall arrives, intending to 'borrow' the captive so his testimony will free an innocent man being tried in another town three days away. The shifty mayor, Amos McKenna (John Carradine), having promised the bloodthirsty mob a hanging, barters for half of the $1000 dollar reward, settles for $250, then insists on keeping Jason Nichols (Wright King) around, in case their prisoner fails to return in time. The trip there and back find Randall being ambushed for the money not just by one of McKenna's flunkies, but also a pretty girl handy with the rifle (Gloria Talbott, from the earlier "Fatal Memory" and the later "Three for One"). All the while, Bender himself shows no remorse for his crime (simply defending his daughter), wanting only to avenge himself on the despised townsfolk of Pittman. Legendary scene stealer John Carradine, dapper and clean shaven, alternates between droll and conniving, casually relaxing with another drink while everyone else runs around to do his bidding (sneaking in one reference to his beloved Bard). This was a TV reunion for Carradine and Douglas Fowley, paired in nine different titles over the years, from 1935's "Transient Lady" to 1977's "The White Buffalo." Lovely Gloria Talbott, Carradine's co- star from 1959's "The Oregon Trail," unfortunately hasn't much screen time, while sharp eyed viewers will spot Frank Sully (from Carradine's "Grapes of Wrath") and Percy Helton, both uncredited playing various townsmen.