John Joyce arrives in Sacramento with his sister, Martha, and aunt to become the editor of a newspaper. He is determined to clear the town of the low-down mining camp types who are flaunting their freewheeling ways. When Joyce meets Faro Sampson, he falls in love, believing that she is the daughter of a minister. Actually she's the daughter of the man who runs a gambling den, "Square Deal" Sampson.
Direction
Fleming's early visual storytelling before Gone With the Wind.
Acting
Wallace Beery's pre-code villainy steals every frame.
Director
Victor Fleming
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of seven films Fleming directed in 1925 alone, back when directors were assembly-line artists.
The 'reformer falls for sinner' plot was so common in the 1920s that Variety practically had a madlib template for reviews.
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