In this classic western Alan Ladd reprises his 1948 Paramount Pictures role as Railroad detective Whispering Smith. Screen director Leslie Fenton introduces the story set in Wyoming in 1890. The story of the railroads and the West was a story of stirring action and thrilling drama. It was also the drama of men, two men, the friend who was good and the friend who was bad and the woman who stood between them. 

After the story Alan Ladd and Leslie Fenton chat about Leslie Fenton's role as an actor and director.