Summoned to Shadow Ranch by his friend Ranny Williams, Sim Baldwin arrives to find Ranny has been ambushed and murdered. Sim learns ranch owner Ruth Cameron is under pressure to sell out to Dan Blake, as the dam on the ranch controls the town's water supply. Vowing to avenge his old friend's death, Sim takes up Ruth's fight and incurs Blake's hostility.
Buck Jones
as Sim Baldwin
Marguerite De La Motte
as Ruth Cameron
Kate Price
as Maggie Murphy
Albert J. Smith
as Dan Blake
Frank Rice
as Ranny Williams
Slim Whitaker
as Henchman Curley
Ernie Adams
as Henchman Joe
Ben Corbett
as Cowhand Ben
Willie Fung
as Camp Cook (uncredited)
Silver
as Silver - Buck's Horse (uncredited)