A man who is a sort of protection racketeer in Galveston, Texas, is carrying a bag full of money in a stagecoach, which is chased by bandits and eventually toppled. Another passenger, a gunman, steals the money. The robbed man tries to recover it, but the robber deposits it in a bank and uses it to renovate a riverboat in order to make it into a casino in partnership with a beautiful blonde.
I really cannot vouch for the accuracy of the above synopsis, as the film does not make clarity one of its priorities, and internet accounts vary. At any rate, this is definitely not a good film, although on a scene-by-scene basis it does have a certain amount of entertainment value. The most curious thing about it is the absolutely negative depiction of a banker, and by extension of banking in general, coming from a director (and co-writer) who had relatives in that business, who disinherited him on account of his dropping out of college to pursue his cinematic career.
Rating: 35
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