
Dreamer dairyman Phineas Dobbs of Cow Hollow suddenly acquires a fortune when oil is discovered on his ranch, and celebrates by throwing a party for the whole town. One day a young woman comes to town, delayed by train trouble.
Charles Kenyon
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When Crude Oil Met Crown Jewels: Deconstructing Rough-Riding Romance Tom Mix's Rough-Riding Romance operates on a deliciously absurd alchemy: one part prairie dust, two parts palace intrigue, shaken violently by daredevil stunts. Director Jerome Storm concocts a silent-era cocktail where the intoxicating scent of fr...

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" When Crude Oil Met Crown Jewels: Deconstructing Rough-Riding Romance Tom Mix's Rough-Riding Romance operates on a deliciously absurd alchemy: one part prairie dust, two parts palace intrigue, shaken violently by daredevil stunts. Director Jerome Storm concocts a silent-era cocktail where the intoxicating scent of fresh wealth collides with European aristocracy – all facilitated by a Texas gate-crasher in jingling spurs. The film’s genius lies not in plausible geopolitics (Moldavia remains a R..."


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