#17. The Man From Button Willow (1965)

Storyline: In 1869, Justin Eagle lives on his ranch called "The Eagle's Nest" near the town of Button Willow, California. In addition to being a rancher, Juston is a trouble-shooter for the U. S. Government which calls for him to act as an undercover operative and thwart the forces of evil in the rapidly-growing West. He is sent to San Francisco to find missing U. S. Senator Freeman, who has disappeared while fighting the efforts of Montgomery Blaine, a villain who has been, with the aid of his henchman, "The Whip," forcing settlers to sell their land to him, not knowing that the land is in the path of a proposed railroad, from Utah, that will link the western United States to the East. Senator Freeman is the leader of an effort to veer the railroad southward to bypass Blaine's land and, for his efforts, is kidnapped by Bliane's henchmen and shanghaied from the San Francisco waterfront. Justin Eagle's job is to find and return him safely.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: senator, secret agent, father, adopted daughter, businessman, friend, spirited ...

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#18. Wake of Death (2004)

Storyline: Ben Archer is a thug/enforcer for a criminal organization. Tiring of the work, he tells his coworkers that he's ready to retire. His wife Cynthia is a social worker for the INS. She brings a Chinese refugee girl to their home. Soon, Sun Quan wants his daughter back. Cynthia Archer is murdered, and Ben's son Nicholas disappears, along with the Chinese girl. Ben must save the children and avenge his wife's murder.—Ken Miller <wkmiller704@yahoo.com>

Plot Keywords: ex-mobster, mobster, triad, social worker, adopted daughter, son, fiery ...

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#19. Birthmother's Betrayal (2020)

Storyline: Neighbour David is the perfect supporting boyfriend for Amy, who is determined to find their adoptive daughter Tara's birth mother, duly warning she shouldn't expect too much. Through a website and the adoption agency, Tara's buddy Jenny helps her find it's Grace, whose file is mysteriously kept secret since the adoption procedure. Grace eagerly contacts Tara in secret, and later is presented and accepted. yet she seems to have a dark side, which actually is a dark family secret he can't keep under the lid, causing extreme danger to everyone, forcing Grace to come clean, but the danger proves lethal repeatedly, starting in the agency.—KGF Vissers

Plot Keywords: adopted daughter, birth mother, adoptive mother, chilling, creepy, dark, home ...

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#20. Mark of the Spur (1932)

Storyline: The Kid takes a job on Beckett's ranch just as Beckett's long departed wife and son John return. The Kid makes enemies of Butch and Buzzard who join up with John. The three then rob Beckett and stab him with the Kid's knife. But Alice finds spur marks on her fathers body and goes looking for the matching spur.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: ranch hand, adopted daughter, brother, thug, father, sheriff, thrilling ...

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#21. Reclaim (2014)

Storyline: Chicago artists couple Steven and Shannon travel to Puerto Rico to complete the adoption of Haiti earthquake orphan Nina. They start bonding in a hotel and later resort waiting for the travel documents, but the trauma of a car accident rendering her infertile is rekindled by their weird neighbors, headed by NGO veteran Benjamin and feisty henchman Salo, who picks an even weirder bar fight to beat up staged-drunk Steven. Shortly after, Nina disappears and the San Juan police superintendent concludes it's a scam by a fake adoption agency. While the couple keeps looking desperately for cahoot Nina, Benjamin prepares an even crueler chapter, which bodes ill for all adults.—KGF Vissers

Plot Keywords: adopted daughter, adoption agency owner, adoptive parent, couple, wife, husband, brutal ...

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