Flaming Bullets

Singing cowboy movie starring Tex Ritter and Dave O’Brien. “Tex, Dave and Panhandle hear about a new racket in Alkali Springs. Whenever a fugitive from justice is jailed, an outlaw gang frees him, then cold-bloodedly kills him and collects the reward money. When the police captain discovers a striking resemblance between Dave and Steve Carson, a ‘wanted man,’ they cook up a plot. A $10,000 reward is put on Carson’s head, and Dave poses as Carson. Panhandle poses as ‘Doc’ Perkins, with Porky Smith, tough guy, as partner. Dave, as Carson, comes to town to visit Belle, Carson’s girl. Dave is jailed and that night Luke, Tolliver and Jim, members of the gang take him to their hideout. The real Steve Carson appears at the saloon to see Belle, and is locked up by the Marshall. After a furious battle at the hideout, Dave is left for dead together with Jim, who has been wounded. Tex and the Marshall arrive at the hideout simultaneously with Pandhandle and Pork