Gabby Hayes Western #29

When Hoot Holler and his gang steal Gabby's prized shooting iron, they retreat to Hide-Out—a lawless town where honest men are locked up and outlaws run everything. Determined to recover his gun and make good on the damage it's caused, Gabby barrels into the most dangerous town in the West, unarmed and outnumbered, while Hoot and his men prepare to teach the old cowpoke a lesson he won't forget.

Young Falcon, a skilled hunter of the wilderness, discovers a wanted poster for the dangerous jailbreaker Craig Carson while hunting in the forest. When Carson ambushes him and steals his prized bow and freshly killed partridge, Falcon must use his wits and knowledge of the woods to track the fugitive down. A tale of cunning pursuit and frontier justice set in 1951.

Pistol Packing Pattie catches a lowdown varmint named Cass red-handed after one of his mean tricks, but he's quick with an excuse—the difference between cowardice and caution, he claims, is all in whose boots you're standing in. This humorous western romp plays that razor-thin distinction for all the laughs it's worth.

Chief Gray Matter settles a heated debate about old Perkins' honesty in this humorous 1951 Western tale. When two disputing townsfolk ask the fair-minded Chief for his judgment, he delivers a characteristically clever verdict that leaves everyone laughing—and proves there's more than one way to measure a man's relationship with the truth.

Gabby Hayes gets roped into a portrait session with traveling photographer Tim Type, only to discover the resulting photograph is so hilariously unflattering that he and Hettie become laughingstocks across the territory. When Type starts peddling copies of the embarrassing image for profit, Gabby sets out to reclaim the negatives and teach the conniving shutterbug a lesson he won't forget. The confrontation spirals into chaos when Type tries to use the vain old cowpoke's pride against him, leading to a reckoning neither of them saw coming.

When a rough newcomer called Porky arrives claiming to be the toughest foreman around, Gabby Hayes finds his position at the Bar Nothing threatened by the man's mysteriously invulnerable whiskers. Gabby must outwit this bristling rival to prove he still deserves to run the outfit for Ellie Hempstead—but the crafty newcomer may have plans of his own once he's in charge.

Loco Lew spots a newcomer stepping off the train and sees a chance to earn a quick half dollar by offering him a ride to town—but when the stranger questions why the depot is located so far away, Loco's logic takes a decidedly unconventional turn. This 1951 western humor piece delivers the kind of frontier foolishness that makes the best saloon stories.

When Gabby Hayes stumbles onto a rustler camp in Chestnut Valley and tangles with the notorious Donuts Duncan gang, he finds himself outgunned and fighting a losing battle—until an unexpected ally steps in. With the help of a clever squirrel named Bushy, Gabby devises an ingenious plan to keep the rustlers pinned down long enough for the Bar Nothing ranch hands to arrive. It's a wild showdown where doughnuts, a doughnut-eating contest, and one resourceful rodent prove more valuable than bullets.