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Dir: Ben F. Wilson

Jim Marlow's brother, Chet, who has come west to manage the family mining properties, cheats Pete Daley out of his property. Pete enters Chet's office at night and robs the safe, being seen in the act by Tom Crowley. Pete hides the strongbox and sends a letter to his daughter, Marion, stating its location. Jim gets the letter and finds the strongbox, running afoul of Crowley, who shoots him. The sheriff arrests Jim for stealing the box, and Crowley attempts to take the box from the sheriff at gunpoint. The sheriff shoots Crowley, and Crowley, mortally wounded, tells the sheriff that Pete Daley was the man responsible for the original theft of the box. A lawyer who has been investigating Chet discovers that he has cheated Jim out of the substantial part of his rightful inheritance; Chet is sent to jail, and Jim settles down with Marion Daley.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

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

An amateur bullfighter fights cows and half-weight calves in a Spanish backwater town, but when he moves up to great fame, he spends his time fumbling a balcony serenade and going to a nightclub where he falls down a lot trying to Tango. The Senorita he's stepping out with turns out to be a Senora with a murderously jealous husband.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

An Indian girl is in love with French trapper Pierre, but he is interested in a French orphan, Marie. Complications ensue.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

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

Joe Dayton is in charge of building a railroad through a section of northwestern Canada. Jacques Durand, a bandit whose territory the railroad is to run though, knows that if it is completed it will bring law and order and drive him out, so he sets out to stop it any way he can--and the fact that he and Dayton look enough like each other to be twins makes his job somewhat easier.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

John Murdock, haunted by the memory of what he believes to have been an unrequited love, neglects his work, resulting in a disastrous train wreck. Following his termination, John goes in search of the woman responsible for his downfall. Meanwhile in New York City, Mary Stanhope remains silent during her divorce hearing until the judge awards custody of their child to her husband. She then discloses a story of disloyalty, cruelty, and abuse, which compels the judge to reverse his decision. Later, Mary takes a trip to the Adirondack Mountains and encounters the destitute John, who recognizes her as the woman he loved and lost. When he attempts to kill her child, Mary reveals that John is the father. The child's charm inspires John to reform, leading to his reconciliation with Mary.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

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

During a feud between sheep-men and cattle ranchers, Sheriff Richards is murdered by a man with the ace of spades tattooed on his arm. Chick Richards returns from college upon learning of his father's death and impresses the townspeople as a foppish "dude" with no interest in avenging the murder. Soon after Chick's return, a mysterious, white-robed figure appears in town, fighting for the rights of the oppressed sheep-men. Black Morgan, the leader of the cattlemen, attacks Alice Norris, Chick's former sweetheart, and the White Rider appears, besting Morgan in a brutal fight. The mysterious stranger then removes his robe, reveals himself to be Chick, and arrests Morgan, who has the ace of spades tattooed on his arm. Afterward, Alice and Chick are married.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

Slim Ranthers objects to the development of an irrigation project on his ranch and incurs the enmity of those involved in it. Max Underly, Slim's rival for the affections of Bess Livingston, has Slim unjustly accused of cattle rustling. Since the accusation does not deter Slim, Max and his men ambush him at night, wounding him in the arm. Slim eventually defeats Max and wins the affections of Bess.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

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

Former playboy Victor Olney becomes jealous of his wife's love soon after he and Constance are married. He is especially hostile toward Clint Mowbray, a former suitor. When Mowbray implies that there was an affair between Olney and a dancer who was injured at Olney's bachelor party, Constance leaves her husband to nurse the girl back to health. Olney's mother-in-law convinces him that Constance was not unfaithful. They are reconciled when Olney goes to Constance and it is ascertained that there was nothing between him and the dancer.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

Using a false accusation of unlawful land-squatting, Bill Edwards (Al Ferguson(1)') goes to the County Seat and has Sheriff Brown to swear out a warrant against sheep-herders Marie Valerian (Neva Gerber) and her father (Silver Tip Baker. The Sheriff sends a Deputy, "Thundering" Thompson (Cheyenne Bill_, back to serve the warrant. Thompson learns that Edwards is only trying to force the Valerians to sell their sheep to him at a cheap price, and comes back without serving the warrant. This enrages Edwards who enlists the aid of a local cattleman and his hands to drive off the sheep. Thompson sets out to keep this from happening.