Where the Worst Begins

Jane Brower is a woman trapped by the horizon. To the casual observer, she is a fixture of the rugged Western ranch life, but her internal compass points relentlessly East, toward the sophistication of New York City. When the opulent private railroad car of tycoon August Van Dorn rolls into her orbit, Jane doesn't see a guest; she sees a golden ticket. In a move of desperate, calculated audacity, she plots to kidnap the magnate's son, Donald, and hold him for the ransom that will fund her urban escape. However, the plan spirals into chaos when a pair of genuine, ruthless bandits intercept the boy first. What follows is a bizarre subversion of the Western genre, where the line between criminal and savior blurs as Donald escapes, finds his would-be captor, and falls for her amid a hail of gunfire. The film culminates in a rescue that transforms a felony into a marriage proposal, trading the dust of the ranch for the lights of Broadway.