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- In this romantic comedy set in the rugged wilderness of Northern British Columbia in 1940, three very spirited, very different young adults struggle to carve out their independence and the world's largest cattle ranch.
- During World War II, former New York City stockbroker Richmond Hobson Jr. has traded in his business attire for cowboy duds in trying to build the largest cattle ranch in the world in northern British Columbia just outside of Vanderhoof. In running the ranch, he is constantly mediating the quarrels of his two partners, one being an experienced cowpoke named Panhandle Phillips, the other being Rich's new wife, former Vancouver socialite Gloria McIntosh Hobson, who knew little about ranching before she decided on an impulse to marry the dashing cowboy. Pan and Gloria have competing priorities, Pan's to do whatever is best for the business side of the ranch, Gloria's to do whatever's best for the personal side of the ranch. Beyond the continuing issue about about financing the ranch, Rich has a problem in getting ranch hands, all the experienced men who are away at the war. As such, Rich is forced to hire a bunch of inexperienced teenagers to help him run the ranch.
- A young English woman is immigrating to her uncle's ranch - but is kidnapped on the way by a rugged outlaw who discovers a problem he never knew he had - leading them on a wild ride across the West.
- A young man seeks freedom and eventually gets conformed. To escape society, he wanders south. After some adventures he returns to his lover, where he expects a civil career.
- A bored young student falls for the young secretary of his rich friend's father. She senses some good in him and tries to make him discard his aimless lifestyle.
- Gilbert Sterling had never wanted for anything. He had been given plenty of money to do with as he pleased, and it was perhaps the fault of his parents that he became worthless, good-for-nothing. The firm of John Sterling and Sons bad been organized by his father, and. when Gilbert was old enough, he took active part in the management. Gilbert's love for the gay life led him away from his duties, and it was nothing unusual for him to spend six nights out of the week with questionable company. Early one morning, intoxicated, Gilbert finds his way to his home. His father reprimands him and finally puts him out of the house, telling him "never to return." Ralph, Gilbert's brother, is engaged to a society belle by the name of Gertrude Chapin, and the end of the second reel shows the two families making arrangements for the wedding. Years later, we see Gilbert a ragged, good-for-nothing tramp in the far west. His happy-go-lucky ways and mannerisms are appreciated by the men in the small town, who pay little attention to him, except for contributing the "makings" or an occasional twenty-five-cent piece. In the meantime, Ralph has engaged in a crooked deal. His father becomes furious and will not reconcile himself to the commercial transactions. The son leaves his office, swearing that he is through with the firm. Sterling and Son, forever. He associates himself with another company and forces his father to the wall, breaking him. The old clerk, who had befriended Gilbert many times, pleads with Ralph to help his father, but for his trouble he is requested to leave the office. Gilbert befriends an Indian who is taken with smallpox, and as a reward, Is left a deed for the Lone Star Mine. He prospers, and after months of labor, becomes very wealthy. His father and mother, in the city, now destitute, are taken to the poorhouse, Ralph having refused to help them in any way. A letter from the east informs Gilbert of his parents' whereabouts, and he hastens to them, restoring them to their old home. Ralph tries to corner the wheat market and Gilbert gets the tip and "breaks" him, and the pretty society butterfly Ralph had married deserts him, now that he is penniless. The worthless son finally saves the life of his brother, and a happy ending takes place, the family now reunited and the old firm name "Sterling and Sons" re-established.
- Good For Nothing Blues is the story of Calvin, a ne'er-do-well, lost in life and in search of purpose, and his group of dole-bludging friends who suddenly come into some money when they win the lottery.
- It's Halloween, and Michael is having trouble with a bully named Brad, and Farley keeps getting himself in trouble, causing him to eventually run away. But when Michael gets caught in a tight spot, Farley shows up and proves he's more than just a "good for nothing."
- Sick of hearing she's an entitled good-for-nothing, a millennial finds a vocation "doing nothing" for others in surprisingly meaningful ways.
- Peng and Long are street buddies living by recycling waste, but they changeover suddenly because of mysterious testament of Ouyang. Ouyang's foster son Danny has worked for his hotel for years and he pretends to have Peng take part in the hotel business. Danny actually investigates Peng's real background and wants to evict him. But Ouyang is already revived and stays behind for secret observation on Danny.
- Gibbons, an author, is sitting on the porch of a country hotel. He says there is a story in everything, and the landlord disagrees. He says there is no story in the funeral of Good-for-Nothing Gallagher, which is passing. Silas Hawkins says he is mistaken and tells the story. Gallagher loved Marcia Young, but she refused him, so he took to drink. She accepted Howard Gray, who had organized a town militia company. He would not have Gallagher, as he said his was no "Coxey's Army." They were celebrating the Fourth of July when an alarm came in that the convicts in the prison had broken out of jail. Gray declared that it would be suicide to fight such desperate men, but Gallagher knocks him down, takes his uniform and leads the boys to fight the convicts. He is killed by the treachery of their leader, after they have surrendered. Marcia turned against Gray when she saw his yellow streak appear. As Gallagher is brought back, she bursts into tears as she realizes that she has accepted the wrong man. That is the story in the funeral of Gallagher.
- A young man who just got back home from jail tries to fix the relationship with his younger brother so that they can rebuild the family together, ignoring people' judgments.
- Daisy Crane, the village good-for-nothin' and town charge, is farmed out for her keep to Mrs. Gray. Mischievous and eternally at war with the rest of the children, Daisy is a burden to the townspeople and particularly to the schoolmarm. After a stormy episode at school, the board decides to employ a male teacher and engages Robert Manning, a man of deep understanding. He is instructed not to spare the rod, and special attention is directed to Daisy, His handling of the good-for-nothin' seems to awaken a new spirit in the girl and soon she realizes that Manning is a friend. In his determination to develop what good there is in the girl, he gives her his undivided attention outside of school hours, all of which affords the busy-bodies of the community food for scandal. The gradual taming of Daisy becomes obvious and a deep friendship springs up between the child and the school master. One day Daisy sees Manning walking with two other girl pupils of the class and she becomes jealous. Her childish attitude at viewing the situation causes her to run away and brood. In the meantime, Mrs. Gray institutes a search for her and the scandal mongers of the town and the school board suggest that Daisy could be found at Manning's home. Unable to control her jealousy, Daisy at last decides that she will return a little book of poems that the schoolmaster gave her as a present. She goes to his home and as she is about to enter she sees the school board coming toward the house. Fearing them she secludes herself close by. Manning receives the members of the school board and invites them to enter his home. While they are inside, Daisy gains an entrance to the place and hides in a closet in another room. The board members tell of Daisy's disappearance and almost openly accuse the schoolmaster of having her in hiding in his place. He therefore invites them to make a search. This startles Daisy and she runs for the window to escape, but in doing so attracts attention by the noise she makes. Manning is astonished. The deductions are inevitable. Manning cannot explain and Daisy will not. Realizing he must act quickly, Manning announces Daisy as his future wife stating he will marry her on the morrow. The members of the board leave the house and stand gossiping outside, one urging that Manning be informed of the origin of the child. Manning escorts Daisy to her home and as he arrives he is confronted by Silas Hodges and others who tell him of the Brat's life. Daisy steals away and Manning finds only traces of her at the lake.
- For years old Morton has been shunned by his family because he lost the fortune his wife had married him for. He had sunk it in a mine that had been partially developed and then pronounced worthless by experts. The loss broke the old man's spirit and he was generally known as "Old-Good-for-Nothing." He was driven from the house, but had an ''office" in an old horse stall where he continued to dream out the great future for the abandoned mine. The mother renewed all her dreams in trying to ensnare a rich husband for her daughter in order that both of them may have the luxuries she nearly obtained. George Denby is the young man who is to marry the daughter. He has never seen old man Morton, who is never allowed around for fear of spoiling everything. The tender heart of Old-Good-for-Nothing is nearly broken when he is ignored at the wedding. The insolent son, Oscar, is to give the daughter away. The old man is half tearfully, half proudly watching the preparations for the ceremony from a coat closet. Here the young groom happens to have his coat and steps in to get a cigarette case out of the pocket and stumbles upon the old man whom he takes for a thief. He hauls him out and all the family are called to the scene. The bride shows some heart in her attitude toward her old father. Denby insists that the old man give them away. After the wedding the old man and Denby become chums. In return for all the good things Denby has done for him the old man makes him a confident and actually leads Denby to take faith in his mine. Denby secretly goes ahead and ties up all his money in buying the land and equipment for the new mine. The son, Oscar, discovers the project by accident. Is first horrified at his family losing the hard-earned second fortune and then suspicious that there must be something in it for all this investment. He breaks into his father's "office" at night, gets a copy of the location figures of mine and sends it to an expert geologist who reports that the land embraced by those figures is barren, but the land to the west of that location was rich in gold deposits. Oscar hurries to the spot and secretly and hurriedly get an option on the property to the west, in the end borrowing $10,000 from Denby to close the deal. Then Oscar returns home to tell on his father and watch the ruin of Denby. The mother and daughter are naturally ready to kill the old man on seeing him the cause of all their hopes again being dashed to the ground with the same shallow dream. They drive him out of their home for good. Denby rescues him. Denby is then assaulted by the whole family for his foolhardiness. He says that it is not so until confronted by the official geological report. He hastens away to make sure. He gets the local government expert, gives him the same location figures and the report is the same. In despair he hurries home to save the remnants. In the meantime Oscar has spread broadcast the reports of the experts that the new mine is worthless and Denby finds his credit ruined. Without funds, he now asks Oscar to repay him the $10,000 he borrowed. Oscar laughs at him. Denby is about to strike him down when Mrs. Morton intervenes ordering her son-in-law from the house. "Old-Good-for-Nothing." left alone. is illumined by the idea that something is radically wrong. He seeks out the mine surveyors and they undertake to verify his figures and find that they were wrong. The land to the west that Oscar had bought is barren of gold; the new mine is rich in it. He telegraphs the good news to Denby. Denby tears up Oscar's I.O.U. Oscar, ruined, leaves home and is met by his father with his first dividend of $5,000 in his pocket. He gives the money to Oscar.
- Ne'er-do-well Jack Burkshaw returns home after a 10-year absence to find his widowed mother remarried to wealthy Eugene Alston. Finding himself out-of-place among his newly-acquired relatives, Jack accepts the position as manager of a stock farm owned by his stepfather. Under Jack's management, the farm prospers, winning him the respect of his stepsister Marion. When stepbrother Jerry refuses to marry stenographer Barbara Manning, who is pregnant by him, and instead becomes engaged to socialite Laurel Baxter, Jack, outraged, kidnaps Jerry and forces him to perform manual labor on the farm. Jerry finally comes to his senses and agrees to marry Barbara, and the Alston family accepts Jack as a valuable family member.
- A man adopts a poor girl who later saves them with her savings.
- Having failed at literature in the city, Dick Evans returns home to take up farm work again. His father sneers at his wasted career, and his only comforters are his mother, the minister, and his sweetheart Rosabel, Postmaster Jordan's daughter. Her father hears of Dick's return, and when Dick goes to see Rosabel he is shown the door. Dick later passes the office of the "Citizen," a newspaper. The plant is for sale cheap. Rev. John Brower lends Dick the money to buy the plant. To the surprise of his father and the postmaster, Dick becomes an editor. Dick "gets back" at his father and the postmaster. The latter wants another term, and Dick suggests in an editorial that the town needs another postmaster. Dick's father runs for Mayor. Dick decides to run against him. Dick has paid back his debt to the minister, and is ready to marry Rosabel. He makes his election sure by getting the trolley people to run an electric line into the town, instead of passing through a rival village. Then Dick goes to the minister with an advance copy of the "Citizen," and discloses his climax. Brower reads the editorial and approves with delight. Rosabel's father reads it and grabbing his hat, drags Rosabel to the Evans farmhouse. Dick's father is despondent because Dick is going to "beat him out" at the election, but Jordan shows him the paper and his gloom is turned to joy. Dick has resigned from the mayoralty campaign in favor of his father, and also has turned in favor of the present postmaster. And it is all over but the wedding ceremony.
- Music promo for The Jive Aces' 'Nothing's Too Good For My Baby' featuring Rebecca Grant.
- Chifusa and Kaede save a woman called Osuzu from four "monsters" that assaulted her and tried to molest her breasts.
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