Gabby Hayes Western #5

Cowboy Cal's reputation as the West's finest marksman gets put to the test when a skeptical partner challenges him to prove his boasting with a long-distance shot at a distant cactus plant. In this humorous western tale, the confident gunslinger will have to back up his big talk—if he can.

When Gabby Hayes and his friend Fred Larsen ride into the lumber camp of an old sidekick to collect timber, they're met with gunfire and a cold welcome—something's clearly wrong. Discovering that ruthless men are stripping the woods while the owner lies in the hospital, Gabby challenges the camp's muscle-bound enforcer to contests of skill to buy them a chance at escape. After outsmarting Big Mike in tree-chopping and log-rolling, the pair makes a desperate dash through treacherous rapids on a log, with the crooks in hot pursuit.

Big Bow and Little Arrow land a hotel bell hop job—and immediately realize why the sheriff isn't looking for Little Arrow there to collect on a debt. When a guest demands his trunk be delivered, the pair's creative shortcuts turn the errand into comedic chaos, leaving them scrambling to stay ahead of the law.

When Aunt Hester visits Antoine's Frontier Beauty Wagon in the town of Rawhide hoping to catch Gabby Hayes's eye with a fresh look, she unknowingly feeds the con artist and his pretty assistant intelligence about where she keeps her jewels—and they're not interested in just her money. Gabby stumbles onto their scheme and gets tangled up in their own devices, leading to a chaotic prairie showdown where beauty products and quick thinking become unlikely weapons.