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The Red Rider Synopsis
White Elk, a light-skinned Indian chief, incurs the enmity of Chief Black Panther, whom he prevents from looting a westbound wagon train. Although White Elk is betrothed to an Indian princess, he falls in love with Lucille Cavanagh, a white woman from the East. After her father, John Cavanagh, tricks White Elk into signing away the lands of his tribe, the young chief is condemned to be burned alive by Black Panther. However, a sudden rainstorm douses the fire and enables White Elk to escape. He soon learns that he is actually a white man, adopted by the tribe as an infant following the disappearance of his parents. Meanwhile, Lucille is abducted by Black Panther, strapped into a canoe, and set adrift above a waterfall. When White Elk rescues Lucille, the princess takes her place, offering herself as a sacrifice. Free to marry Lucille, White Elk also discovers that his birth father is the old scout leading the wagon train.
Keith of the Border Synopsis
Texas Ranger Jack Keith, is instructed to track down a gang called the Border Wolves, whose brutal raids have terrorized the countryside. When several members of the gang murder a band of squatters, Black Bart, the head outlaw, has Keith arrested for the crime, but the ranger escapes and flees to a lonely cabin. There he meets Hope Waite, who has come to the Southwest to meet her father, General Waite, and look for her long lost sister. Keith takes her to a boarding-house and places her in the care of Mrs. Murphy, but Bart, having met the girl earlier, discovers her whereabouts. The crook asks her to cash a check for him without revealing that he stole it from General Waite, whom he believes he murdered with the gang of squatters. General Waite arrives in town unharmed, followed by Christie McClaire, his missing daughter. After the family is reunited, Keith rounds up the Wolves and returns the general's check to Hope.
"The Red Rider" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Keith of the Border" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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The Red Rider