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Nevada Synopsis
Jim Lacey (Buster Crabbe),better known as "Nevada,", and his pal Cash Burridge (Syd Saylor), a pair of Nevada wanderers on the run from a sheriff who thinks they have committed some lawless deeds, decide Arizona offers them more security. Jim watches a crooked gambler cheat an old rancher out of his ranch. He then joins the game and wins the deed back from the gambler, as he is more skilled than the gambler at cheating. He goes to find the old man to return the deed and learns he has committed suicide. He and Cash then take up ranching. But the territory is over-run by a rustling gang, led by a local respected citizen. The pair, aided by neighboring rancher Ben Ide (William Duncan)and his daughter Hettie (Kathleen Burke), set out get rid of the rustlers.
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.
"Nevada" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Blackmail" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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