The Fighting Kentuckians (1920)

Ned Catlin, a young Kentuckian, joins the army during World War I and is sent to France, leaving his sweetheart, June Reeves, behind him. A villainous neighbor who also covets June is drafted and returns with the false news that Ned is dead. Returning just as the villain is about to win June, Ned is ambushed and shot by the villain, but June knocks the villain senseless and rescues Ned. The lovers are united.