''Ruth of the Rockies'' is a 1920 American silent

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directed by

George Marshall George Catlett Marshall Jr. (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Chief of Staff of the US Army under Pre ...

. Two of the 15 episodes survive in the

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, in New York City breezy Bab Murphy (Roland) comes into possession of a trunk with the insignia of the Inner Circle, a gang of crooks, who have their headquarters in Dusty Bend along the Mexican border but also operate in New York. The gang trails the trunk to ownership by Bab and, for it and a jade ring that is mysteriously sent to her, a series of adventures begin as she heads for the Bend. Members of the gang throw the trunk off a train into the California desert where it is picked up by two accomplices in an automobile, only to have an aviator who flies low enough to overpower them and intercept the trunk by taking their place at the wheel. This birdman of mystery will later save Bab from the enforced marriage to a member of the gang, and by the third episode saves her from being imprisoned on the narrow balcony of a high tower.

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Ruth Roland Ruth Roland (August 26, 1892 – September 22, 1937) was an American stage and film actress and film producer. Early life and career Roland was born in San Francisco, California to Elizabeth Lillian Hauser and Jack Roland. Her father managed a t ...

as Bab Murphy *

Herbert Heyes Herbert Harrison Heyes (August 3, 1889 – May 31, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1915 and 1956, including the famed 1947 film '' Miracle on 34th Street'', in which he played an ahistorical "Mr. Gimbel ...

as Justin Garret * Thomas G. Lingham as Edward Dugan *

Jack Rollens Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

as Sam Wilkes *

Fred Burns Frederick D. Burns (born September 6, 1889, in Nevada, Missouri; died December 22, 1971, in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an important figure in Midwest amateur tennis in the early part of the 20th century. Burns was a journalist by profession from 1911 ...

as Burton * William Gillis as Pendleton Pete *

Gilbert Holmes Gilbert Holmes (1772–1846) was a clergyman in the Church of Ireland during the late 18th century and the first four decades of the nineteenth century. Holmes was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was Dean of Ardfert The Dean of Limeric ...

as Shorty (credited as Pee Wee Holmes) * Norma Bichole * Harry Maynard * S.J. Bingham *

Al Hoxie Al Hoxie (1901–1982) was an American film actor. The younger brother of Jack Hoxie, he starred in a number of silent westerns.Katchmer p.170 Selected filmography * '' Ruth of the Rockies (1920) * ''Thunderbolt Jack'' (1920) * '' The Queen of S ...

(Extra / stunts) (uncredited)

Chapter titles

# The Mysterious Trunk # The Inner Circle # The Tower of Danger # Between Two Fires # Double Crossed # The Eagle's Nest # Troubled Waters # Danger Trails # The Perilous Path # Outlawed # The Fatal Diamond # The Secret Order # The Surprise Attack # The Secret of Regina Island # The Hidden Treasure

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* {{George Marshall 1920 films 1920 Western (genre) films 1920 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange film serials Films directed by George Marshall Lost Western (genre) films Lost American films Films based on works by Johnston McCulley Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films

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