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Hearts and Spurs Synopsis
Oscar has been sent to the plains to make a man of himself, is soon visited by his sister Sybil Estabrook, who travels west along with her maid in tow. Oscar, who has been losing at cards to Victor Dufresne, is forced by him to rob a stagecoach in order to pay off his gambling debts. Hal Emory, an honest cowpoke, rescues Sybil from a landslide, winning her affection. Hal later learns of Oscar's actions and himself takes the blame for the holdup in order to protect the boy. Dufresne plans to kill Oscar, and Hal arrives just in time to prevent the crime. Dufresne is later killed by falling rocks, Oscar settles his account with the law, and Hal wins Sybil's love.
The Range Boss Synopsis
Out of the elite and civilized east into the rough and primitive west there comes a little party which judged the desert must be larger than all New York, and their trail a little longer than the Gay White Way. Ruth Harkness, who has inherited the Flying W ranch from a relative, heads the timid little band. A prim and conventional aunt and uncle and Willard Masten, her fiancé, all dolled up according to his Fifth Avenue tailors ideas of the west, accompany her. Headlong the little party plunges into the meshes of a conspiracy of two cowboys to mulct the girl of her holdings. Rex Randerson, a happy-go-lucky ranger with a clear-gray eye, steps in to frustrate the plot, and incidentally falls in love with Ruth. This enrages Masten, who joins the conspirators and extends their plot to include Randerson's death. The girl and the ranger are caught in their "death trap'' and count themselves lost, but the fearlessness of Rex in a single-handed battle with the villains saves the day. Ruth thanks him by consenting to become his bride, and an old-fashioned cowboy wedding ends the dark adventure.
"Hearts and Spurs" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Range Boss" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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Hearts and Spurs