 The screenplay was written by Norman Houston loosely based on the novel "Wanderer of the Wasteland" by Zane Grey, the film is about a young cowboy searching for the man who killed his father when he was a boy.With his lifelong friend at his side, he travels the country following his one clue—a distinctive brand on the killer's horse.When he tracks down the now elderly murderer, he finds he cannot kill him because of his feelings for the man's kindhearted daughter.