The Cult Collection Inspired by the Vision of The Trail of the Holdup Man: Cult Guide

Dir: George Holt

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

Jack Bray is a wanderer in the wilderness of a Western town, governed principally by a band known as the 'six-o-one,' a gang of masked riders. While their original purpose was protection and not disturbance, they are temporarily under the direction of a degenerate, Jim Dougherty, keeper of the saloon. Jim is the unwelcome suitor of Olga Swenson, the pianist in the cafe. Jack falls in love with her and incurs the enmity of Jim. Jack manages Battling Rush in a prize fight which is the event of the season, and in spite of his big opponent and the crooked work of the gang, he wins. Jack finds he has to fight for Olga, but he gets her.

Dir: George Holt

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Tempest Cody Bucks the Trust perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: George Holt

Tempest aligns herself with forces fighting the food profiteers and saves a large storage house from destruction.

Dir: George Holt

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

When the Marshal sends Buck Wilson after claim jumpers, the trail leads to Wolf Dean. After Dean wins Buck's money at cards, he offers Buck a chance to get his money back by jumping a claim for him. This is what Buck was after as he hopes to round up the gang.

Dir: George Holt

Eddie's cowboy friends frame up to make him propose to his sweetheart.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of A Pistol-Point Proposal perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: George Holt

A government detective poses as a holdup, on the trail of masked riders.

Dir: George Holt

The efforts of an elder brother, who is sheriff, to save the younger from a lynching, the latter having been falsely accused of shooting a girl.

Dir: George Holt

Nagged by the citizens for failing to catch a masked bandit, the sheriff resigns in disgust, and Tempest is given the job. Jack Rutledge, her sweetheart, proposes - for the hundredth time - to the new sheriff, but is again refused. To be near her, even in jail, he shoots up the town, but without success, for Tempest finds he has used blank cartridges. Jack plans with the driver to frame-up a fake stagecoach hold-up, but is beaten to it by the real bandit. Captured by the posse, Jack is jailed and is about to be lynched by the irate mob when Tempest aids him to escape. Tempest mistakes the real road agent for Jack; but, seeing her error, captures him. Jack meanwhile has been caught by the mob and is about to be strung up, when Tempest arrives with the real culprit, turns him over to the posse and promises to wed Jack - to keep him out of further trouble.