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The Scrappin' Kid Synopsis
Bill Bradley, bachelor rancher, allows Betty Brent and her younger brother, whose father has been killed, to continue to homestead a grazing section on his ranch. But Betty is eighteen and the town gossips are wearing out their wagging tongues, so Bill asks the sheriff and his kindly wife to take them into their home. When he returns home, Bill is met by three outlaws who taken him captive, but he is able to send his trained dog, Rex, with a message to the sheriff. Bill is knocked out in the fight that follows and Betsy, who has just ridden up, is abducted by the outlaws and taken to their cave hideout. But Bill is on their trail and vowing vengeance.
The Fly God Synopsis
Bob Allers, an unfortunate consumptive, and his wife are traveling to Arizona for medicinal purposes. On the way, a highwayman robs them of horse and money. Destitute, they are befriended by William "Red" Saunders, whose sympathy and innate love for his fellow man lands Allers a job in the local saloon. Soon after, when the same highwayman attempts to rob the saloon, Allers kills him with a hammer thrown in self-defense, unaware that the outlaw is the brother of the sheriff. Convicted for murder by the vengeful sheriff, Allers is defended by "Red." The corrupt jury makes its final decision based on whether a crawling fly reaches the top of a window pane. Allers is acquitted, then reunited with his happy wife and newborn child, and they all leave together.
"The Scrappin' Kid" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Fly God" offers its own unique cult appeal.
Suggested Watch:
The Scrappin' Kid