Ridin' Mad

In the rugged, unforgiving expanse of the American West, Steve Carlson's life is irrevocably altered by an act of desperate self-preservation, compelling him to flee the nascent legal structures of his home. His forced exile tragically coincides with his sister Ruth's entanglement with Walker, a charismatic but profoundly duplicitous oil prospector whose affections are merely a pretense for exploitation. When Steve, driven by familial loyalty and a burgeoning sense of peril, attempts to confront Walker, he is brutally subdued and unjustly imprisoned. It is then that Marion, Steve's steadfast beloved, unearths a dark truth connecting Walker to her own father's demise, providing the vital leverage for Steve to stage a daring escape. Armed with this revelation, he masterfully orchestrates a confrontation that extorts Walker's confession, thereby vindicating himself from the spurious charge of manslaughter and restoring a fragile order to their embattled lives.