Dan Blocker

On their 1,000-square mile Ponderosa Ranch in late-1850’s Nevada, Ben Cartwright and his three sons defend their land, business and fellow citizenry.

60s swinger Alan shows competitive younger brother Buddy the ropes in single New York, while their conservative father mutters about the old days. Alan's parents are determined to stop Buddy from picking up any bad habits.

Gunslinger Mike Ryan (Joel McCrea) is intent on bringing the dangerous outlaw Velvet Clark (Mark Stevens) to justice. However, Ryan is at a disadvantage, since he doesn't know what the masked robber looks like. Ryan begins to work with the area sheriff and falls for the lawman's pretty daughter, Molly Jones (Joan Weldon). With Clark hiding in plain sight as a piano player, the criminal manages to evade Ryan for a while, but eventually the two adversaries come face-to-face.

Private eyes with the Wide Awake Detective Agency answer the call to find a diamond necklace that no one knows was stolen by an escaped zoo gorilla.