The Barnyard (1923)

Lay Zee works on a farm and has won the heart of the farmers daughter There is oil on the farmland and some swindlers are determined to get their hands on the property by force if necessary Lay Zee who knows that oil has been found on nearby farms convinces the farmer not to sell and the swindlers enlist the help of another farmhand who is jealous of Lay Zees relationship with the girl