Caryl of the Mountains (1914)
Caryl, mountain maiden, vainly fights to keep her father, Joe Nelson, from joining a moonshiner gang, whose chief is Speck Taylor, a man she hates, one who has tried in vain to win her. As Nelson joins the renegades, Caryl meets Jim, a timber cruiser. Sometime later. Speck Taylor comes to Nelson's cabin and immediately picks a quarrel with Jim. The men have a terrific fight in which Speck is badly worsted. One of his gang brings Speck the news that Revenue men are in that region, so he writes a fake letter declaring that the writer will lead them to the moonshiners' still. He signs Joe Nelson's name, and slips it in the latter's pocket. He then works it so that his gang will visit Nelson's cabin and they will find the letter on him. As the mountain-code means death for the informer, the crowd give Nelson short shift, and he is tied to a tree and about to be shot when Speck tells Caryl her father's life will be saved if she will give herself to him. At this dramatic moment Jim appears, and just as the executioner raises his gun to fire, he drops from the shot of Jim's revolver, and the rest of the cowardly crowd fly to cover. Caryl rushes to her father and protects him with her body. The Revenue men come upon the scene and the moonshiners are eliminated. Jim then explains the case to them, and the letter really saves Nelson from prosecution after all. Jim's heroic action and his adroit explanation captivates Caryl and she twines her name with his.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Santschi | Director |
| James Oliver Curwood | Writer |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Kathlyn Williams | |
| Harry Lonsdale | |
| Tom Santschi | |
| Roy Watson |
