In the Sage Brush Country 1914
In what scenarist C. Gardner Sullivan misleadingly called “The Romantic Adventures of a Woman of the ’50s,” this story has Hart play Jim Brandon, who has just robbed the Wolf Creek stage of a payroll meant for Frank Wilding’s Lost Hope Mine. Fearing another holdup, Wilding reluctantly entrusts his daughter Edith with the next payroll. Confident of his concealed identity, Brandon comes to town, orders drinks at the local saloon, and hears that this is “payday” for the mine. Outside, he realizes Edith will be carrying the payroll and follows her onto the stage. When it stops at the Mountain House Restaurant, Brandon protects Edith from a man forcing his attention on her, which forges an unacknowledged bond between them. strangely leaves her to barricade the door.
- Released: 1914-01-01
- Runtime: 28 minutes
- Genre: Western
- Stars: William S. Hart, Rhea Mitchell, Herschel Mayall, Kisaburō Kurihara, Frank Borzage
- Director: William S. Hart, C. Gardner Sullivan, Thomas H. Ince
- Source: Layarstar
