Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.
John Wayne
as Tom Craig
Binnie Barnes
as Lacey Miller
Albert Dekker
as Britt Dawson
Helen Parrish
as Ellen Sanford
Patsy Kelly
as Helga
Edgar Kennedy
as Kegs McKeever
Dick Purcell
as Joe Dawson
Harry Shannon
as Mr. Carlin
Charles Halton
as Mr. Hayes
Emmett Lynn
as Whitey
Robert McKenzie
as Mr. Bates (as Bob McKenzie)
Milton Kibbee
as Ezra Tompkins