The Desperate Game (1926)

Jim Wesley returns from college with a silk shirt and eastern ways, earning the contempt of the cowpunchers on his father's ranch. With a little hard riding and fancy roping, however, Jim proves himself to be a regular guy. Jim's father is involved in a dispute over water rights with Adam Grayson, a neighboring rancher, and the two men decide to settle the disagreement by a marriage between Jim and Grayson's daughter, Marguerite. The young people refuse, but when Marguerite is attacked by a rejected suitor, Jim comes quickly to her rescue.

Released Feb. 14, 1926 51 min None+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance

Keywords: imdb.land-grab, imdb.uncle-niece-relationship, imdb.brother-sister-relationship, imdb.rancher, imdb.rancher-s-daughter, imdb.investigation, imdb.held-at-gunpoint + 4 more, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.deception, imdb.damsel-in-distress