Jessica (Mary Miles Minter) becomes fed up with her husband Weston's (Robert Schable) womanizing and leaves him for a Wyoming ranch. Weston follows her, and violence and jealousy ensue.
The cinematic landscape of the 1920s was marked by a plethora of films that explored the intricacies of human relationships, and The Cowboy and the Lady is a paradigmatic example of this trend. Directed by an uncredited filmmaker, this silent masterpiece tells the story of Jessica, a woman who, having reached her wit's...
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"The cinematic landscape of the 1920s was marked by a plethora of films that explored the intricacies of human relationships, and The Cowboy and the Lady is a paradigmatic example of this trend. Directed by an uncredited filmmaker, this silent masterpiece tells the story of Jessica, a woman who, having reached her wit's end with her husband Weston's incessant womanizing, decides to leave him and start anew on a Wyoming ranch. However, her attempt to escape the turmoil of her marriage is short-liv..."
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