West of Carson City remains one of the best of Johnny Mack Brown's Universal westerns. The story takes place in a gold-rush community where the locals are taken to the cleaners by duplicitious Eastern gamblers. When it becomes obvious that the local constabulary has been "bought off" by the crooks, two-fisted cattleman Jim Bannister (Brown) swings into action. The film's highlight is an outsized fistic brawl between the hero and secondary villain Breed, played by loose-limbed comic stuntman Frank Mitchell.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Johnny Mack BrownJim Bannister | Jim Bannister |
 Bob BakerNevada | Nevada |
 Fuzzy KnightBanjo | Banjo |
 Peggy MoranMillie Harkins | Millie Harkins |
 Harry WoodsMack Gorman | Mack Gorman |
 Robert HomansJudge Harkins | Judge Harkins |
| AAl K. HallLem Howard | Lem Howard |
 Roy BarcroftBill Tompkins | Bill Tompkins |
 Charles KingHenchman Drag | Henchman Drag |
 Frank MitchellHenchman Breed | Henchman Breed |
 Edmund CobbStagedriver Sleepy (as Eddie Cobb) | Stagedriver Sleepy (as Eddie Cobb) |
| JJack RoperHenchman Larkin | Henchman Larkin |
 Ted WellsSlim, Circle X Cowhand | Slim, Circle X Cowhand |
| JJack ShannonCowhand Pete | Cowhand Pete |