Lieut. Ranson has drifted into the American Army, not from patriotism nor from necessity, but entirely from the spirit of adventure. After many exciting episodes he finds himself quietly ... See full summary
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Lieut. Ranson has drifted into the American Army, not from patriotism nor from necessity, but entirely from the spirit of adventure. After many exciting episodes he finds himself quietly stationed in a frontier fort; things are far too sedate to suit his "devil-may-care" nature. So one evening, midst falling in love with the post trader's daughter and listening to the stories of college pranks by the West Point officers, his eyes chance to fall upon the sign posted: "Reward! $500 for the capture dead or alive of 'Red Rider,' the Stage-Coach Robber!" Ranson laughingly jests that holding up a stagecoach is a very simple matter, and to prove the fact he lays a wager that upon this very night he himself will hold up the incoming stage with only a pair of shears as a weapon. Taking an oilskin coat to hide his uniform and a red handkerchief to cover his face, he starts on his lark, as he terms it. Scarcely has he gone before orders are received that Paymaster Patten will be aboard the coach...
| Cast overview: | |||
 | William Sorelle | - | (as William J. Sorelle) |
 | Herbert Prior | ||
 | Florence Turner |
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