Black Gold (1924)

Don Endicott and his Negro servant, Sam, are thrown off a moving train by three cardsharps who have cheated Don. Without funds, they ask for hospitality at the Atwood Ranch, but the daughter, Millie, has them chased off when Don mentions his name. In town, Don finds the cardsharps and recovers his money. He attempts to aid Millie and her family when he finds them in desperate financial straits, but she refuses his aid, believing him to be Big Tim Endicott, Don's father, the president of the oil syndicate that has been hounding the Atwoods and has burned their oil derrick in an attempt to get their land. The father shows up to close the deal but is frustrated. Endicott's henchman, Boyer, beats Don unconscious in a fight. Boyer relates matters to Endicott, who is disappointed in the apparently cowardly behavior of his son. Don recovers and defeats Boyer in a second fight, winning the respect of his father and approval of his love for Millie.