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Rip Roarin' Roberts Synopsis
Looking for adventure and a $1,000 reward, Buddy Roberts has himself appointed a deputy sheriff in the town of Sleepy Hollow, in order to bring to justice a notorious bandit, The Hawk. Buddy beats Red Turner, The Hawk's right-hand man, in a fight, after Turner makes a drunken attack on Estelle Morgan, Buddy's girl. When Red rides to The Hawk's camp, Buddy follows him and is then captured by The Hawk's men. Making his escape, Buddy returns to town, where he is hidden by Estelle. The Hawk and his men ride into town, and the bandit is killed in a gunfight with Buddy. Buddy and Estelle make plans to be married.
Into the Light Synopsis
A simple country girl, brutally mistreated by her stepfather, awakens first the sympathy, then the love, of The Boy. The Spider, who lusts after The Girl, makes a bargain with the stepfather and takes her to the city where, kept prisoner, she is soon broken in health and spirit. Cast out and near death, she is taken in by The Boy. Following the demise of The Spider, The Boy takes her to church, where he prays, and after many hours she is restored to health.
"Rip Roarin' Roberts" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Into the Light" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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