Rip Roarin' Roberts (1924)

Looking for adventure and a $1,000 reward, Buddy Roberts has himself appointed a deputy sheriff in the town of Sleepy Hollow, in order to bring to justice a notorious bandit, The Hawk. Buddy beats Red Turner, The Hawk's right-hand man, in a fight, after Turner makes a drunken attack on Estelle Morgan, Buddy's girl. When Red rides to The Hawk's camp, Buddy follows him and is then captured by The Hawk's men. Making his escape, Buddy returns to town, where he is hidden by Estelle. The Hawk and his men ride into town, and the bandit is killed in a gunfight with Buddy. Buddy and Estelle make plans to be married.