Riders of Vengeance

Riders of Vengeance is a 1919 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.

Harrys bride is murdered at their wedding along with Harrys mother and father, and the goodhearted outlaw turns grimly malevolent. He leaves town, only to return one year later. One by one he stalks his wifes killers, dispatching them all until he finally sets his sights, mistakenly, on Sheriff Gale Thurman. The lawman bests Harry and keeps him hiding outside town in the wilderness. Straying into the same wilderness, the Sheriffs girlfriend is first overtaken by highwaymen, then rescued by Harry, only to be taken captive by Harry when he realizes who she is. At first threatening to harm the girl, Harry slowly falls in love with her, all while hostile Apaches attempt to kill them both. By the time the Sheriff tracks them down, a fullscale assault is under way, and the two men join forces. Harry realizes the Sheriffs innocence, but it is too late the lawman is dead from his battle wounds, but he has saved his girlfriend and Harry.

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