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Beyond the Rio Grande Synopsis
Having quit their old gang and gone straight, Bert Allen and Joe Kemp finally own their own ranch after three years, but Joe robs the Riverton bank of the Green River Dam payroll - using Bert's horse, gun and gloves and leaving behind Bert's hat. Bert escapes across the Mexican border and there falls in love with Betty Burke, while Bill, Al Mooney and Dick pursue the $5000 reward for Bert and the robbery loot held by Joe. Bert offers to surrender to the sheriff if the reward money will be spent on surgery for Betty's blind mother.
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.
"Beyond the Rio Grande" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Blackmail" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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