A sheriff and his posse shoot it out with a gang of robbers headed by Bad Jake Kennedy. The surviving robber, Buckshot John, won't tell where the gang's loot is hidden and gets 30 years in prison. Halfway through his sentence he "gets religion" and in order to save his soul, decides to tell where the gang has hidden its stash of gold. However, a phony clairvoyant, The Great Gilmore, finds out about John's intentions and tricks him into revealing where the gold is. When John finds out what happened, he decides to break out of prison and take care of matters himself.
Hobart Bosworth
as 'Buckshot John' Moran
Courtenay Foote
as Dr. Buchanan Gilmore / The Great Gilmore
Carl Von Schiller
as Jimmy Dacey - A Reporter
Helen Wolcott
as Ruth Mason
Herbert Standing
as John Mason
Marshall Stedman
as Warden of State's Prison
Frank Lanning
as Bad Jake Kennedy
Art Acord
as Hairtrigger Jordan
Elmo Lincoln
as The Sheriff
Rhea Haines
as Mrs. Hayden
Hoot Gibson
as Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
Joe Ray
as Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
