Joel McCrea manages to keep "Cord," a man tasked with delivering a massive herd of cattle, moving forward in this western. The situation isn't simple: one group of cows belongs to people whose town his former crew damaged, resulting in five years behind bars for him. Complicating matters further, the other herd is owned by someone else. What’s refreshing about the film is the presence of a spirited and self-sufficien…

The Town Of Hamilton extends an invitation. Joel McCrea portrays a trail boss wrongly imprisoned for his men's actions. After being released, he endures mistreatment from a resentful community and is then employed by a blind Don Haggerty to guide his cattle—though Haggerty has ulterior motives for the journey. It’s a fairly ordinary Western that rises slightly above mediocrity thanks to Joel McCrea’s presence. …