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Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

Unaware of the weakness of Bob Graham's character, Bess Dawson decides to marry him instead of the other cowboy who loves her, Cheyenne Harry. Before the wedding, however, some crooks induce Bob to take part in a hold-up. Then when Harry hears that a posse has been dispatched to catch Bob, he rides out to him and helps him escape. Determined to spare Bess from marrying a convicted criminal, Harry then lets the posse think that he himself, and not Bob, was involved in the robbery. Bess is horrified that Bob has let Harry take the blame and finally realizes that she picked the wrong cowboy. As a result, after Bob is killed in a gunfight and Harry has been cleared of the robbery charge, she quickly accepts his marriage proposal.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of A Knight of the Range perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

Dynamite Steve Dorsey of the Texas Rangers finds his pal Val Nelson murdered by a member of Sheriff Pat Garrity's gang and vows vengeance. At the ranch of Col. Lee Calhoun, Steve relates the news to Anita, his sweetheart. Garrity, who covets Anita and has plotted to steal the colonel's payment of the mortgage on his ranch, arrives to foreclose but finds Steve there. Steve is captured by Garrity's men and jailed, but he manages to notify the Rangers, and Captain Hughes arrives at the town just in time to rout Garrity's gunmen and prevent Steve's death. Steve obtains evidence on which to convict the sheriff of Val's murder, and following the showdown Anita admits her love for Steve.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A daredevil flyer delivers the night mail despite threats from weather and robbers.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Riding with Death perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

Eileen is kidnapped.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

Tempest is the chief peace officer of a wild western town.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Great Air Robbery perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

This serial told the story of the diamond heir loom of the Stanley family.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A 20 part 2-reel Western film serial.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Wild Rider perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.