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The Circus Cyclone Synopsis
Steve Brant, a former pugilist who owns a small circus, makes crude advances toward lovely equestrienne Doraldina; when she resists, he angrily beats her horse. Cowboy Jack Manning happens by and prevents Steve from further injuring the horse. The two men agree to engage in a boxing match to win the horse. When Jack triumphs, Steve plans his revenge on Doraldina by arranging for her father, Pepe the Clown, to be framed for bank robbery. Pepe is arrested and the townspeople threaten to lynch him. A small African American boy named Eczema Jackson discovers the true identities of the robbers and apprises Jack. The cowboy pursues and captures the gang, recovers the stolen money, and returns to town in time to save Pepe from being lynched.
In the River Synopsis
A mail-order bride arrives at a Maine lumber camp but doesn't like her prospective husband.
"In the River" is currently leading in ratings, making it a stronger choice for newcomers to the genre.
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