randolph scott be leave the usa for the greener pasture of canada british columbia . he want to start a cattle ranch there with partner bill williams and cook lee tung foo . they stampede their small herd over a toll bridge erect by victor jory . later jory rustle their cattle and williams lose his left arm during the fracas . from 1945 until 1962 when he retire and randolph scott make a series of good adult theme western and some of them consider real classic . unfortunately the cariboo trail will never be list among his best western . it more like the material that roy rogers or gene autry might use . the story be downright silly at time . williams who be along for the ride with scott and he want to go prospect for gold a there be a big strike at the time . he doesn not blame the rustler and he blame scott for convince him to make the trip for the loss of his arm . also there a scene in the film when scott and lee tung foo and and gabby hayes be capture by indian . they escape because gabby mule have be teach to kick on command and he kick away at the indian allow our hero to escape . i be not sure that would have play in a rogers film . furthermore the story actually want you to believe that tyro prospector randolph scott accidentally stumble on a gold strike after just a few lesson from prospector gabby hayes on how to find gold . this be gabby hayes farewell feature film part . it would have be well have he go out in a good western and in fact he have do a couple of good one with randolph scott before this . i will say this and though no caribou make any appearance in the film and this be one of the few canadian locale film from the past that do not have any mountie . but if i be you unless you be a big fan of randolph scott or gabby hayes and take the next detour off the cariboo trail .