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The Baron of Arizona
1950 · Film · 97 min
Directed by Samuel Fuller
The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the Baroness of Arizona. Reavis marries the girl and presses his claim to the entire Arizona territory.
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Vincent Price once did a movie called "The Baron of Arizona," about a 19th-century scammer who claimed title to a large chunk of the southwest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baron_of_Arizona
Back when state boundaries were still in flux. (Maybe we should think of this as the "Aaron Burr" era...)