
After losing his money and horse in the trail town of Chloride, Arizona, in a crooked faro game run by Wes Prentice, the owner of of the local land company, cowboy Careless Carmody becomes sheriff of Chloride. Unknown to Carmody, Prentice is selling land that has no titles to naive settlers, then reselling the land to other buyers.

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" The Unyielding Spirit of the West: A Deep Dive into 'Breed of Men' In the annals of early American cinema, few figures cast a shadow as long and as distinctive as William S. Hart. His films, often stark and morally complex, carved out a unique niche in the burgeoning Western genre, offering a grittier, more introspective portrayal of frontier life than many of his contemporaries. 'Breed of Men' (1919) stands as a quintessential example of Hart's craftsmanship, a silent epic th..."


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