
HELL BENT FOR LEATHER is a standard western that features Audie Murphy in the role of Clay a cowboy hunted by a posse out for blood Clay deals & trade in horses in an honest way & he does not suspect that a crooked US Marshal (Stephen Mc Nally) interested in furthering his career is determined to nab him as a killer though he knows full well Clay is innocent When first attacked Clay grabs a hostage (Felicia Farr) who eventually sides with him & helps him in the long chase that follows Clay's challenge is not only to get away from the Marshal & his posse but to somehow prove his innocence as well