Goss, Mason, and Kelly force Joaquin Murieta to watch as they hang his brother Juan for a crime he did not commit. To exact his revenge on the three, Joaquin becomes the notorious Black Shadow.
Buck Jones
as Joaquin "The Black Shadow" Murietta
Dorothy Revier
as Helen Lake
Edward Peil Sr.
as Ike Mason
Otto Hoffman
as Black Kelly
Walter Percival
as Al Goss
Edward Hearn
as Captain Paul Lake
Sidney Bracey
as Windy
Paul Fix
as Juan Murietta (uncredited)
Slim Whitaker
as Slim
Ethan Allen
as Jailer
Buck Bucko
as Murietta Vaquero
Roy Bucko
as Murietta Vaquero