Silver Lode

On the day of his wedding to Scott, Payne is surprised by four strangers who ride into town. Their leader, Duryea, says that Payne is wanted for murder in California. Payne knows he's innocent and tries to convince his friends that these so-called marshals are wrong. However, he quickly discovers that his friends are a bunch of hypocrites who turn their back on him now that Payne is in trouble. He's forced to prove himself at the end in a climactic gunfight. Duryea is shown to be a fake, and Payne learns who his friends are. This interesting little western was intended as a quick programmer with obvious debts to the classic HIGH NOON. However, Dwan's direction give...