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The Law of the North Synopsis
Kerry Clay is a ranger trying to land the gang that has robbed the stage. They surprise and overpower him, leaving him for dead. The daughter of a rancher discovers and rescues him. Later Gilman finds a clue which proves the girl's brother Will is a member of the bandit gang. He arrests him, and the girl pleads for his life. Will manages to escape to the hiding place of the gang, where the ranger trails him. Fighting against heavy odds, he is overcome, and left to be guarded by Will while the bandits go in search of the loot hidden in the ranch house. The ranger persuades Will, for the sake of his sister, to throw in his lot with him, and help capture the gang. It winds up in the usual fight against heavy odds with the hero triumphant.
The Unknown Ranger Synopsis
A man named Chandler, claiming to be a novelist in search of local color, arrives at a town near the Mexican border, where he makes advances toward Jo, a girl living a solitary life on a desert ranch. Manning, a cowboy, suspects Chandler's motives, and his suspicions are strengthened when Chandler is caught cheating at cards. Following a gang of Mexicans to their mountain retreat, Manning learns that Chandler and the Mexicans are smuggling opium across the border. Two gang members are killed in the ensuing fight, but Chandler, wounded by Manning after a chase on the cliffs, escapes to Jo's home, where he denounces Manning as a smuggler. Manning arrives and dispels Jo's misgivings about him by revealing that he is a Texas Ranger, sworn to secrecy. Chandler is allowed to escape, and Manning and Joe are united.
"The Unknown Ranger" is currently leading in ratings, making it a stronger choice for newcomers to the genre.
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