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Ride for Your Life Synopsis
When Bud Watkins (Hoot Gibson), loses his ranch and savings to gambling house proprietor "Gentlemen Jim" Slade, the Cocopah Kid, a notorious bandit, lures away Betsy Burke (Laura La Plante), Bud's sweetheart and the daughter of the local sheriff. The Cocopah Kid, mortally wounded, dies in Bud's house; and by impersonating the dead man, Bud regains his lost ranch and saves Betsy from Slade's clutches. Bud's disguise is exposed when a posse catches him, and he gets a reward for capturing The Cocopah Kid and Betsy realizes her true love for Bud.
Man's Plaything Synopsis
While working as a flower girl in Devlin Maddox's nightclub, Nellie Vaughan meets wealthy young Pelton Van Teel and falls in love. Maddox, desirous of using Nellie to blackmail Van Teel, spreads a rumor that she is his mistress. This makes Nellie uncomfortable, and she demands that Van Teel marry her immediately, to which he agrees. Meanwhile, Van Teel has been losing money gambling to Maddox, who threatens to break up the marriage by producing a worthless check that the young husband has written. Venturing to Maddox's apartment for a showdown, Nellie pulls a gun and demands the check, accidentally shooting Maddox when he throws a lamp at her. Maddox plans to charge Nellie with assault, but when the police arrive, his butler, actually a detective employed by the elder Van Teel, exposes Maddox, who is then arrested, clearing the path for the couple's happiness.
"Ride for Your Life" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Man's Plaything" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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