Beauty and the Bandit (1946)

In Old California a young Frenchman transporting a chest full of silver travels by stagecoach to San Marino to complete a complex business deal The stagecoach is ambushed by a band of men whose leader a mysterious bandido known as Cisco Gilbert Roland claims the silver is money that was extorted over a period of years from the poor people of California The bandits take the money and escape but Cisco stays behind with the Frenchman who it turns out is actually a lovely mademoiselle Jeanne DuBois Ramsay Ames She follows him to the bandits lair where Cisco tells her he intends to return the stolen money to the poor people The two rivals are irresistibly drawn to each other however and as a token of love Cisco offers to return the money to Jeanne instead Now she must decide whether to complete her business deal or to comply with Ciscos wishes and redistribute the wealth