In order to find out who's behind a cattle rustling operation that's hurting ranchers, a detective for the Cattleman's Protective Association pretends to be a tenderfoot from back east who's just arrived in the area and doesn't know how to ride, rope or shoot.
Stunts
Fairbanks doing his own ridiculous physical comedy
Acting
Douglas grinning through every frame like he knows he's the main character
Direction
Henabery keeping 58 minutes tight and propulsive
Director
Joseph Henabery
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fairbanks produced this himself through his new company, having just left Triangle Film Corporation to control his own image.
The 'tenderfoot' disguise let Fairbanks mock effete Easterners while still being the athletic hero - having his cake and eating it too.
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