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Sunset Sprague Synopsis

While out riding the range, Sunset Sprague saves ranch-man Calico Barnes from an ambush, and the rancher confides that he and his niece, Rose Loring, are endangered by the outlaws, who have killed Rose's father and are bent on stealing the mine that he had discovered. Sprague agrees to help Rose and travels to the next town where he meets Mace Dennison, the secret head of the bandits who is also Rose's sweetheart. Sprague swiftly learns that the gang is blackmailing Rose's half brother Red by accusing him of murdering Rose's father. After several clashes with "the Crow," Dennison's henchman, Sprague clears Red's name when the Crow, mortally wounded, confesses that it was Dennison who killed Rose's father. Thus Sunset wins both Red's freedom and Rose's love.

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.