Ruth of the Rockies

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Ruth of the Rockies

1920

3h 45m

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Western

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A young woman finds a trunk full of stolen diamonds, takes them and heads westward, pursued by the thief.

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7 members

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Ruth Roland

Bab Murphy

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Herbert Heyes

Justin Garret

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Thomas G. Lingham

Edward Dugan

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Jack Rollens

Sam Wilkes

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Fred Burns

Burton

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William Gillis

Pendleton Pete

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Gilbert Holmes

Shorty

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