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The Dangerous Dub Synopsis
Buddy Martin, a cowpuncher, falls in love with Rose Cooper, whom he meets in a Chinese restaurant in Omaha, and frustrates a plot between Bill Cooper, her stepfather, and Scar-Face Hanan, a notorious criminal. At Rose's insistence, Buddy is given a job on their ranch. Buddy overhears Cooper conspiring with Scar-Face to rustle his own (Cooper's) herd until he can persuade Rose's mother to sell the ranch; when Buddy discovers the rustlers at work, Cooper accuses him of being a rustler and sends him off the ranch, and disguised with a beard, he finds refuge in a camp maintained by Scar-Face. When the sale of the ranch is imminent, Buddy circumvents the bandits, takes the money from Cooper, and notifies the sheriff. In a series of chases on horseback and by train, Buddy overcomes Scar-Face and then marries Rose.
The Great Shadow Synopsis
Jim McDonald, the foreman of a shipbuilding plant and head of the labor union, strives to combat the anarchistic propaganda being put forth by Klimoff, the leader of a Bolshevik gang whose goal is to disrupt the country with strikes and anarchy. Despite McDonald's efforts, a strike is called, resulting in chaos. McDonald's child is knocked down by runaway horses abandoned by their striking driver, and dies. Mob scenes take place in America, as well as in Russia. Eventually, the unrest is quelled with an armistice called between Capital and Labor for a year, during which time wages are to be increased to reflect the cost of living, and leaders are to work out a common plan for their mutual advantage. The strikers now realize that they have been pawns of the Bolsheviks and call off the strike, agreeing to the plan.
"The Dangerous Dub" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Great Shadow" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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