Shootin' Irons

Pan Smith, a grounded Montana rancher, crosses paths with Jim Blake and his daughter Lucy amidst a chaotic stampede of wild horses. His act of rescue extends into an invitation, drawing the transient Blake family into his rancher's world. As Pan's affections turn toward Lucy, a quiet tension simmers with Dick Hardman, his foreman, who harbors his own ambitions. The narrative thickens during a barn dance when Lucy confides in Pan about her father's unjust pursuit for a bank theft. In a desperate bid to buy time and clear Blake's name, Pan orchestrates a stagecoach holdup, concealing a crucial dispatch box containing exonerating documents—an act witnessed by the duplicitous Dick. This betrayal sets in motion a dramatic chase, as Dick informs the sheriff and assembles a posse, even as news of Blake's innocence begins to circulate. The climax sees Dick, with calculated timing, intervene in the ensuing confrontation, ultimately leading to Pan and Lucy's eventual union, an outcome shaped by both heroic action and underhanded opportunism.