 The Dakota Kid (Danny Morton as Dann Morton) is a young outlaw who joins a gang headed by Ace Crandall (Robert Shayne). Crandall s aim is to unseat Sheriff Tom White (James Bell) and then use his power to enrich himself at the community s expense. Dakota impersonates a long-lost nephew of the sheriff, and is made a marshal. Through his association with the sheriff s grandson, Red White (Michael Chapin) and his friend Judy (Eilene Janssen), plus falling in love with Mary Lewis (Margaret Field), the Kid gradually reforms.