40Horse Hawkins (1924)

Luke Hawkins the jackofalltrades of the western town of Lariat falls in love with Mary Darling the leading lady in a traveling theatrical troupe of the oldfashioned mortgage melodrama variety He follows her to New York takes another series of jobs and finally works as an extra in Marys new production Just as the play is about to flop Luke recognizes Mary and his rush to take her in his arms turns the show into a hit