Big Stakes
Mercedes Aloyez, the daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher, is betrothed to Captain Montaya, however she is more interested in newcomer Jim Gregory. The feeling is reciprocate, and Gregory earns Montaya's hostility. The captain su...
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"Devil-may-care buckaroo J.B. Warner (as Jim Gregory) is torn between two pretty women: south-of-the-border Senorita Elinor Fair (as Mercedes Aloyez) catches his romantic eye - but, beautiful Caucasian waitress-in-distress Wilamae Carson (as Mary Moore) also captures his attention. Probably, the weakest part of the story involves how the women become a dilemma for Mr. Warner, because he is scripted to favor Ms. Fair almost exclusively; Ms. Moore unexpectedly attains an equal romantic status, later in the running. And, Warner's selection seems strangely xenophobic. Despite its shortcomings..."
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A print of Big Stakes is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.
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Mercedes Aloyez, the daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher, is betrothed to Captain Montaya, however she is more interested in newcomer Jim Gregory. The feeling is reciprocate, and Gregory earns Montaya's hostility. The captain su...