The setting is the Old West town of Paradise, Nevada, where a young woman, Mercedes Murphy (played by Louise Glaum), co-owns and operates a combination saloon and dance hall called the Red Hen with her business partner, Slick Barney (played by Jack Richardson). Her little half-sister, Olive "Live" Sumner (played by Mildred Harris), who is crippled, lives with her and she makes every effort to protect the child. A tough, but good-hearted businesswoman, Mercedes shows a tender side at home with Live. Her partner, Slick, and a cowboy called the Heller (played by John Gilbert), who has a heart of gold, are both interested in Live.
A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but t...
An outlaw calling himself Passin' Through halts his "evil" ways long enough to help out some childre...
After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and i...
Gambler "On-the Level" Leigh (William S. Hart) is forced to leave his high rolling lifestyle to move...
A sheep farmer brings his new wife to his father's ranch and the old man takes an instant dislike to...
Billy Jim is a rich cowboy who tries to seduce a young girl whose father exploits a mine.
A feud between the families of Gourd and Fork Ranches
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Evelyn and Irene Courteny, through the helplessness of their father, who is a cripple, are given cha...
Hank Rouser, "Big Noise Hank," as a daring stranger had called him, was mad clear through. Julius Jo...
When a gang of outlaws put Andy Clyde's ranch house under siege, daughter Alice Day recruits college...
Johnny Arthur has been ordered to spend a year out west to toughen him up, so he and butler George D...
When wild horse Emma (Trixie the Horse) keeps opening the gates and freeing horses, ranch owner Moll...
After reading a newspaper article regarding old Tightwad's rise in the world, Bill and Jim hit upon ...
Buckskin Hamilton guides a wagon train across the wasteland, caring well for the pioneers he escorts...
Arizona range rider Lon Gilchrist helps stagecoach passengers fight off attacking Apaches. After res...
Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Z...
When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and s...
Alec Lloyd, the foreman of the Sewell ranch, is nicknamed "Cupid" because of his propensity for matc...
Deputy Marshal Jerry Steele (Ken Maynard) heads off to Oklahoma where a gang of nasty cattle rustler...