A gang of crooks is bent on keeping homesteaders out of the Spur area, which is being opened for settlement in a land rush, and government surveyor Steve Harmon (aka the Durango Kid, played by Charles Starrett) stands up for the prospective settlers — including Ozie Waters and His Colorado Rangers — and takes the battle to the criminals, working with the local newspaperman Jake Parker (played by Emmett Lynn) and getting some help from Smiley Burnette as well. Fire, treachery, and assault all menace the settlers and their supporters along the way. An average Durango Kid movie of the era, competently made and entertaining.

  Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK, but not great.

Movie 13 for 2021.