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The Duke of Chimney Butte (1921)

Lambert, a young man out to make his fortune, is out west trying to sell a gadget that can peel potatoes, open cans, pull out nails and perform other handy tasks. He comes to a cattle ranch and runs into a group of cowboys eating supper. He impresses the cowboys so much that they make him their leader, and it's not long before he's hired by pretty young ranch manager Vesta Philbrook as her aide and bodyguard. "The Duke", as he's now called, falls in love with her and sets out to help her get rid of a gang of vicious cattle rustlers that are constantly raiding her ranch.

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Drama

Top billed cast

Fred StoneJeremeah Lambert
Vola ValeVesta Philbrook
Josie SedgwickGrace Kerr
Chick MorrisonKerr - the son
Buck ConnorsTaters
Harry DunkinsonJedlick

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