Wild Horse Mesa is a 1947 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell and starring Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, and Richard Martin. It was written by Norman Houston, based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Zane Grey.

Plot

Two cowboys, Dave and Chito, work a ranch for its owner, Pop Melhern, and his beautiful daughter Sue. Together, the four ride across the countryside, searching for wild horses, a valuable commodity in the Old West. However, after one successful roundup, a rival rancher, Jay Olmstead, offers to purchase the herd from Melhern for $32,000 hard cash. After the transaction is completed, Olmstead quietly trails Melhern out of town. He murders him, using the butt of his pistol, and retrieves the cash. Olmstead has problems though. One of his hired hands, Hod Slack, appears out of nowhere and informs his boss he has just witnessed the deed. But Slack promises Olmstead he'll keep his mouth shut if he makes Slack a partner in all of his business dealings. Olmstead reluctantly agrees.