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Firebrand Trevison Synopsis
Firebrand Trevison owns the Diamond K Ranch, which the railroad is anxious to acquire. To execute the purchase, Rosalind Benham, the railroad president's daughter, her aunt and Benham's representative Jefferson Corrigan, who is in love with Rosalind, travel to Arizona. Corrigan and Firebrand take an instant dislike to each other, and a fistfight develops between the two men. When Firebrand becomes friendly with Rosalind, Corrigan determines to ruin his rival. He conspires with a crooked judge to challenge Firebrand's title to the ranch and attempts to subvert the rancher's budding relationship with Rosalind by inducing Hester Keys to pretend that she is involved with him. After a series of misadventures, Firebrand surmounts these challenges to retain both his land and Rosalind.
The Scales of Justice Synopsis
District attorney Robert Darrow is in love with young widow Edith Russell Dexter. Her wealthy grandfather, Judge Philip Russell, wants her to marry his business manager, Walter Elliot, who has actually been embezzling from Russell's company. During a garden party, Edith and the judge fight over her attentions to Robert, Elliot and a maid mistakenly thinks that Edith is threatening him. That night, the judge is murdered and Edith is the prime suspect until old horse thief Bill Crump is found hiding on the property. Later, when Edith rejects Elliot, he hires a private detective to plant false evidence against her. While Edith is in jail, Bill is befriended by Edith's little daughter Alice. During the trial, when Robert breaks down and cannot cross-examine Edith, Bill comes forward to say that he saw the real murderer during a robbery. In the end, Bill willingly goes to jail, and Robert and Edith are free to marry.
"Firebrand Trevison" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Scales of Justice" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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Firebrand Trevison