- In the first of the Roach Studio western "Streamliners" (followed by "Calaboose" and "Prairie Chickens') wandering cowboys Jimmy and Pidge are introduced as none-too-bright sons of the sage, with Jimmy's role primarily to keep Pidge out of girl trouble. They are afoot, as Pidge had figured that two-pair in a poker game was worth betting their horses on. After a stint of rounding up wild Brahmas for rancher Cardigan with bad results, Pidge becomes smitten with a guest, Marcia at a neighboring dude ranch and takes a job there to be near her. Jimmy follows in order to "save" Pidge, with most of the last half of the film devoted to a skit where Jimmy has blacked out the windows in the bunkhouse in order to make Pidge think it is still night to cause him to stand-up Marcia.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
- Unemployed Montana cowboys Pidge and Jim are hired by the Corrigan ranch to round up some fierce Brahma bulls and brand them. When they complete their task with ease, ranch foreman Joe hires them for steady work. Pidge becomes smitten with Marcia, who is vacationing at a neighboring dude ranch with her fiance Brad and his aunt, Elsie. When Marcia, an incurable flirt, leads Pidge to believe that she is also interested in him, he takes a job at the dude ranch to be near her. Jim, knowing that Pidge's infatuations always get him into trouble, leaves the Corrigan ranch and is hired at the dude ranch as a tenor, even though he cannot sing. Jim tries to convince Pidge that Marcia is playing him for a fool, but Pidge refuses to heed his advice, until Jim insists that Marcia and Brad have "an understanding." Pidge leaves the ranch that night, but returns the next morning to reunite with Marcia. On the day that Marcia is scheduled to leave the ranch, Jim mischievously tries to make Pidge believe that the day is actually night, then convinces Pidge that he has a fever by putting a tray of hot coals under his bed. Pidge becomes wise to the ruse when his bed catches on fire, however, and Jim gets Joe's help in devising a new plan. The next day, Joe and his ranch hands impersonate a sheriff's posse and claim to be looking for Pidge for deserting an Indian wife and child. Brad is outraged that Pidge would desert his family and goes after him with a gun. Marcia is so impressed by her fiance's determination that she ardently kisses him within view of Pidge, who finally accepts that Marcia and Brad are destined for each other. Pidge and Jim then leave for Nevada looking for more work.
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