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In the Land of Cactus
(1911) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
American Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company. / Released 16 February 1911. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A young engineer, employed in running claim lines, is in love with the daughter of the mayor of Red Cloud. He has been told by the girl’s father to make good before proposing marriage and the gratification of the young people’s love depends upon the possibility of the engineer’s discovery of a good job. A railroad magnate visits Red Cloud to investigate the possibilities of running a road through the town. Duke Fisher, the outlaw, plans to abduct the magnate and hold him for a big ransom. He is enabled to carry out his plan while the magnate is being entertained at a picnic in the foothills. The magnate and the girl are strolling a short distance from the picnickers when the Duke and his gang fall upon them and carry them away. The young engineer, watching his sweetheart through a pair of field glasses, sees the abduction. He rides back to the picnic and spreads the alarm. The men are unarmed, so it is necessary to ride back to town to form a posse. The Duke has hidden in the hills. The young engineer discovers the hiding place, fights with the guard and throws him from the cliff. The body falls into the camp of the outlaws, precipitates a battle, during which the magnate and the girl are freed. The young engineer is wounded in a hand-to-hand fight with the Duke and is saved from death by the girl, who threatens the Duke with a forty-four. The windup is fast and exciting and the conclusion is the magnate’s choosing the young engineer to build the new road and the union of the lovers.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 31 December 2024.
References: Lyons-American p. 218 : Website-IMDb.
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