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The film starts with Civil War union soldiers purchasing a shipment of gold from a Mexican banker. This banker is, of course, unethical and hires outlaw Slate (Aldo Sambrell) to follow the shipment and steal it back.
We are then introduced to our hero Jim (Luis Dávila) who is playing poker and entertaining married women in a saloon. To get away from the women's husbands, Jim escapes on the pinto pony that belongs to the man hired by the Union Army to get the gold shipment to its destination. As Jim arrives in another town, he is targeted by a second group of crooks headed by Pablo (Fernando Sancho) who mistakenly recognize him as the gold courier by the horse he is riding. After escaping an attempt on his life that results in Jim running around town in only his underwear, he meets up with the beautiful Union Army agent Margaret played by Neri. She also believes him to be the official courier and shows him where the gold is hidden and says what the plans are for its transportation.
Pablo's gang plan to steal it during their circus act while they are dressed as clowns. When they don't get their hands on it, Pablo attempts to torture Jim with a sombrero filled with wasps. Slate saves the day when he and his thugs interrupt the grilling and a gunfight ensues giving Jim the chance to escape.
Slate and his gang also start a fist fight in a bath house with very Italian-looking men beating each other up while only wearing towels around their waists. However, with four separate parties after this gold, it is bound to disappear with no one really knowing who has it until the very end.
Notable in this film are two well-known Spaghetti Western actors. One is Aldo Sambrell, who is best known for his roles as henchmen in Sergio Leone's westerns. And the other is Fernando Sancho who has appeared in over 50 western films, usually wearing the same huge sombrero.
Alternate titles: Dinamite Jim
Available to purchase at Amazon or rent from Netflix.
