The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Charles Maigne and starring Mary Miles Minter and Tom Moore. It was adapted by Julien Josephson from the 1908 play of the same name by Clyde Fitch, and was shot on location at Jackson Hole in Wyoming. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot summary As described in various film magazine reviews, Jessica Weston (Minter), unhappy in her marriage to her feckless husband (Schable), travels to her ranch in Wyoming. Her husband accompanies her, but is more interested in Molly (Daniel), proprietress of the local saloon, than he is in Jessica. This incurs the wrath of ranch hand Ross (Oliver), who is in love with Molly. Meanwhile Jessica is rescued by neighbouring ranch owner Teddy North (Moore) when her horse abandons her on an island; an attraction develops between them which deepens when Teddy again saves Jessica, this time from a mountain stream.