Dave Mathews, the foreman at Helen McMaster's ranch, travels east to discover James Warner, the son of an old friend, in the act of stealing money from his father's safe to pay gambling debts. Dave offers to take the boy west in the hope of improving his character.


Is The Fighting Romeo worth your time in the modern era? Short answer: yes, but primarily as a fascinating study of 1920s masculinity and frontier morality. This film is for those ...
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