Summary
The Night Hawk (1924) weaves a complex narrative of love, betrayal, and redemption. A New York crook, known as 'Night Hawk,' is pursued by the police and befriends a Mexican American, José Valdez, who seeks an assassin for the sheriff's daughter. Night Hawk accepts the job but falls in love with the sheriff's daughter and cannot complete his mission. His journey leads him to join the sheriff's posse against José's father, the cattle rustler who has illegally become the sheriff. The film is a remarkable blend of drama, romance, and action, offering a rich character study of Night Hawk's moral evolution.
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Pursued for robbery by New York City police, a crook known as "Night Hawk" befriends José Valdez, a Mexican American who has come to town to hire an assassin to kill the sheriff of a western town. Hawk takes the job, and Valdez helps him escape the city. However, when he arrives in the West, he falls in love with the sheriff's daughter, Clia Milton, and is unable to complete his mission. He joins Sheriff Milton's posse when José Valdez's father, a cattle rustler, illegally makes himself sheriff; single-handedly, Night Hawk rescues the girl from José's brigands.
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