El ingenuo granjero de Iowa Lewis Tater sueña con ser un famoso novelista del Oeste como su héroe, Zane Grey. Se marcha de casa para responder al anuncio de un curso de escritura por correspondencia que también ofrece clases en el campus, pero descubre que la escuela es una estafa: consiste en una hilera de buzones en una estación de tren aislada de Nevada. Huyendo de los estafadores responsables, Lewis se topa con vaqueros "de verdad": actores vaqueros que ruedan una película en el desierto. El aspirante a escritor pronto se encuentra actuando en películas del Oeste, para el estudio Tumbleweed Productions, en el Hollywood de la era de la Depresión.
A John Weston (John Wayne), que es un gran jinete, lo contrata el sheriff del condado para que participe en el primer rodeo anual que se celebra en el Valle Dalton. Se sospecha que la organización del rodeo es fraudulenta, y la misión de Weston será desenmascarar a los posibles estafadores.
Cowboy star Ken Maynard is Jim "Trigger" Morton, in town undercover while pursuing the man who framed him for robbery. But a well-placed shot tames a band of scofflaws and gains Morton the sheriff's badge. Now, he's riding on both sides of the law. The line is further blurred when old buddy Chuck offers evidence of Morton's innocence in exchange for a blind eye to Chuck's impending postal heist in this classic Western.
John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, falls in love with John but is about to marry Snap Thornton to keep a promise made by her father. She runs away on her wedding day but is captured and held hostage by outlaw Henry Holderness. John, the Naabs and fellow ranchers rush to her rescue.
Returning from the war, Buck finds his younger brother in trouble.
Money is mysteriously disappearing from a locked trunk atop the stage even though the trunk arrives still locked. When pals Bob Rivers and Grizzly get the jop driving the stage, the same thing happens.
Cattlemen fight corrupt railroad men out to destroy the forest.
Streetor is pulling off a land swindle and wants Thompson on his side. He does him a favor and then makes him Sheriff. But as Streetor evicts the ranchers, Thompson and Judge Cooper look for a legal device to stop him.
Trouble starts when Bill Larkins and his two sons move in with his brother Joe. They start rustling cattle and then kill Rod's father with Joe's gun. The Sheriff and Rod think they did it and are after proof.
Two ranchers get together to fight a common enemy and fall in love.
Buck Ward and the Wolverine Kid, who each own one of the ivory handled guns, continue the feud started by their fathers.
Popular B-Western hero Wally Wales (later known as Hal Taliaferro) went up against none other than Boris Karloff in this primitive silent oater from poverty row studio Action Pictures.
Searching for his wayward brother, saddle tramp Donnegan (Buck Jones) gets in trouble with a bully and is thrown off a freight train
The hero, cowpuncher Buddy Royle is not only handy around the cattle but a golfing enthusiast to boot. Buddy teaches the upscale sport to Pansy Price and her father, Colonel Price but is interrupted in the middle of teeing off by the nefarious schemes of crooked bank cashier Roger Farnley.