Montana (1950 film)

Montana is a 1950 Western film starring Errol Flynn. It was only the second time Flynn played an Australian on screen, the first time being Desperate Journey 1942.

A narrator tells of the great wars that raged in Montana territory over the grazing of cattle versus sheep. Men on both sides of the battle died, but eventually it was the sheep herders who were driven out. Morgan Lane Flynn, an Australian sheepman, rides to Montana territory in 1871. He and his men come across a sign declaring that any sheep herders crossing the line into the area will be shot on sight as the surrounding plains are strictly for cattle grazing. The men set up camp for the night just before the boarder. During the night their young unarmed Mexican watchman is shot dead by a local gang of cattle raisers.The following morning, after Morgan and his men have buried the body, a travelling peddler known as Papa Schultz Sakall comes by. Morgan coerces Papa Shultz into pretending they are partners and they ride into town together so that Morgan can find out who the local ruffians are. In town he passes himself off as a peddler and discovers the gang in the saloon. Suspicious of him because he is a newcomer in the town, Slim Reeves challenges him to a pistol duel. Slim attempts to cheat by drawing before the count of three but Morgan proves his skills by shooting the gun out of his hand. Morgan discovers that there are three chief landowners in the area. The main two are Maria Singleton Smith and her fianc Rod Ackroyd, who are both vehemently opposed to sheep herders in their area. The third is a man named Forsythe. ........

Source: Wikipedia