The Heart of Texas Ryan / a Child of the Prairie

Tom Mix plays a Lone Star State cowpuncher eager to win "The Heart of Texas Ryan," the beautiful daughter of his rancher boss. Of course, Tom only knows her from a photograph since she's back east in college. But when Texas finally comes home, Tom must stop some cattle rustlers before he can go a-courting. With Bessie Eyton, George Fawcett. AKA: "Single Shot Parker." Next, when his cheatin' wife takes their young daughter and runs off with a gambler, rancher Tom Watson (Mix) spends the next 15 years tracking them down. The child, in the meantime, is rescued by hunters and grows up as "A Child of the Prairie." Rose Bronson and Ed Brady co-star. 110 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score. Plays All Regions.