In Nebraska during the Dust Bowl era, a straight-laced bastard descendant of Jesse James has to travel to Devils Nest to help save the tribe of his half uncle, but shit goes south when the closing of a dam and a one-eyed Kansas City gangster threaten to sink his grandfather’s buried gold for good.

Agree with Richiev.? The buried gold is? the McGuffin? gimmick (per Alfred Hitchcock), but the current version buries it again.

Nor is it clear what the tribe must be saved from, the drought or the dam or...?

Agree with Richiev.? The buried gold is? the McGuffin? gimmick (per Alfred Hitchcock), but the current version buries it again.

Nor is it clear what the tribe must be saved from, the drought or the dam or...?

Sounds like a fun western. A half blood. Lost treasure, a bursting dam.

The logline Seems a bit long, 54 words.