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Dir: George Marshall

Upon riding into a border town, Tex Roberts soon rescues lovely Ramona Wadley from the unwanted attentions of Pete Dinsmore, leader of a gang of rustlers, and later plucks her sister in time from a stampede, he is then awarded a job on the Wadley ranch. When the owner sends his son, Ford, who is in alliance with Dinsmore, to collect money, a fake holdup is staged and Ford is killed. Tex is arrested but clears his name and fights to a showdown with Pete and the gang.

Dir: George Marshall

Ruth, the owner of Haunted Valley, borrows a million dollars in order to finish a dam. The terms of the loan specify that if she doesn't pay it back in three months she will lose both Lost River Dam and Haunted Valley.

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

Dir: George Marshall

A visit to a police station starts the chase of a notorious thief and killer and Van finds himself, against his will, dragooned into the role of an arm of the law.

Dir: George Marshall

College athlete Herbert Parker arrives from the East to take charge of his Arizona ranch, and discovers that Luke Bramley, owner of a neighboring ranch, is contesting Herbert's rights to a valuable source of water. However, Herbert is in love with Luke's daughter, Loretta, and accepts a job on the Bramley ranch. Herbert uncovers a plot by ranch foreman Tex Marole, who plans to kidnap Loretta with help from a gang of desperadoes. In the ensuing battle, Luke's men employ automobiles to attack the villains. As Tex's victory seems imminent, Herbert drives onto the scene with a lasso, while Luke drops dynamite from an airplane. After defeating the outlaws, Herbert marries Loretta and invites her father to live with them.

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

Dir: George Marshall

Van Bibber attempts to beat his rival in a relay auto race.

Dir: George Marshall

A flippant remark causes Van to be challenged by a crack ski jumper. Van is scared, but the rival gives him a push and he takes the slide against his will, making a record jump. He loses his nerve when it comes to entering the cross country run and climbs a hill to get away. A bear chases him and he makes a getaway by using two boards for skis. Once he gets started he can't stop and catches up with his rival, who slings him off the course into a tree. Van circles the tree several times and, unable to bold on, is flung down the hill, crossing the finish line first and winning the prize.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of After Your Own Heart perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: George Marshall

King Brentwood, who is accused of breach of promise by a local widow, is opposed to Jim Rose as a suitor for his daughter, Mabel, and bans him from the ranch. Learning the widow is to pay him a visit, Brentwood orders his men to hold up the stage and scare the woman away, but Jim rescues her, hoping to gain his approval, and is roughed up for his trouble. Later, Jim finds a baby he supposes to have been deserted and is arrested for abduction, but the widow wins over Brentwood and helps Jim get Brentwood's consent to marry his daughter.

Dir: George Marshall

Elmer Day and his wife, Eunice, are visiting Gilbert and Maud Stone, and the two husbands, wishing to attend a masquerade, plead business engagements to escape from their wives. But the wives, discovering the invitation, also attend, and matters are complicated by changes and substitutions of costumes and the appearance of Mrs. Day's aunt and uncle. After a police raid there are general explanations and reconciliations at the police court.

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Dir: George Marshall

Van Bibber, arriving in Paris, is made a detective by the police prefect and starts off on the trail of a kidnapped child. Van and his party visit a cafe, where he resents attentions of a tough gent to his fiancée. He retires during the all-around scrap which ensues, dons female attire, makes a getaway and accidentally plunges into an Apache den, where he finds the abducted infant, is appointed nurse to it by the Apaches, escapes and delivers up his quarry and receives congratulations of police, populace and fiancée.

Dir: George Marshall

When Dad Petzel is swindled out of the Busy Bee mine, his partner, Duke Farley, ventures East to capture the crooks. Meanwhile, Summers, one of the grafters, learns that Farley's other mine, the Worm, has struck gold and determines to take control of it, too. Using Meta Cooper, an innocent girl to whom Farley is attracted, Summers frames the cowboy for the Mann Act, hoping to force him into selling the mine, but Farley thwarts Summer's plan when he marries Meta instead. Undaunted, Summers hires a sea captain to shanghai Farley. At sea, Farley discovers that Petzel and the rest of the cowboys on their ranch had come East looking for him and were shanghaied by the same captain. Together, they take over the ship and return to land in time to save Meta and arrest Summers.