Lightnin' Smith Returns is a 1931 American Western film directed by Jack Irwin and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Barbara Worth and Tom London.
[1] John Smith writes Western fiction without ever having visited the West.
Helen Parker, a reader of his work, seeks to alleviate that situation by inviting him to visit her ranch for a real Western experience.
Parker arranges for a fake holdup, with her impersonating outlaw Lightnin' Smith.
Her plan goes awry when the real outlaw appears, giving the writer an opportunity to save Parker and her father.