Randolph Scott portrays a character who shifts allegiances in this western film. The story begins with him ("Dancer") traveling alongside the notorious Capt. Quantrill during the Civil War. He’s manipulated by his companion "Yancey" (Paul Fix) into thinking that an elderly man they meet in Kansas murdered his father, leading him to take revenge. However, it's later revealed that it was actually the deceased man’s bro…

Fighting Man of the Plains, directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Frank Gruber, features Randolph Scott, Victor Jory, and Jane Nigh. Paul Sawtell handled the music, with Fred Jackman Jr. as cinematographer. It’s a dependable and well-made Western starring Scott as an ex-Quantrill raider who takes on the identity of a deceased detective in Lanyard, Kansas, after the Civil War. He quickly establishes himself as …