Pardon My Gun (1930)

The slight plot, in what little time it is actually on screen, has ranch hand Ted Duncan in love with ranch owner Martin's daughter Mary. But neighboring rancher Cooper has his eye on Mary and everything else Martin owns, so at the annual relay races, he goads Martin into a lock-stock-and-barrel bet that his horse, ridden by Ted, can beat Cooper's horse--and Cooper has no intention of running an honest race. The majority of the film is mostly a showcase for Abe Lyman and his band and a slew of what-killed-vaudeville acts, most featuring pint-sized Mona Ray as another Martin daughter, only to have an excuse to work her into the film. There are seven songs, some acts and turns, and an exhibition of roping and riding by young brothers Tom and Hank MacFarland, who are primarily from the rodeo circuit. Some of the stuff from Mona Ray is... well... sort of disturbing.