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Below the Rio Grande Synopsis
Pierre Jacques, a French Canadian fugitive from justice, rules a town on the Mexican side of the border. Chuck Watson, his thieving confederate, frames Texas cowboy King Calhoun on a cattle-rustling charge. King is given a chance to prove his innocence by leading the sheriff to Pierre Jacque and Chuck. Meanwhile, the Northwest Mounted Police and the Mexican Rurales have also learned of the outlaws' whereabouts. The three-cornered chase ends in the capture of the bandits and the liberation of King, who finds romance with Pierre Jacques's adopted daughter, Jean.
Blackmail Synopsis
Confidence artist Flossie Golden attempts to fleece foolish but wealthy James Venable with a breach-of-promise suit. Venable's shrewd attorney, Richard Harding, outwits Flossie by proposing that she marry Venable and live on an allowance of $3,000 per year. Flossie is determined to get even with Harding for ruining her plans. In an attempt to con him, she poses as Innocence Page, but falls in love and marries him instead. Larry, Flossie's former accomplice, endeavors to blackmail her with her errant past, but Harding is already cognizant of the facts and Larry fails.
"Below the Rio Grande" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Blackmail" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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