On the Mountain Ranch (1913)
John Fordham, a wealthy ranch owner and his daughter, Ethel, meet with an automobile accident near the ranch house of Jim Clifford. Proffered hospitality is accepted. An acquaintance is formed, which results in Mrs. Clifford inviting Ethel to visit the ranch again, and a few weeks later, Ethel arrives for a more lengthy stay. Jim falls in love with Ethel and later when she refuses his offer of marriage, it develops all the brutality in his nature. Ethel's love for adventure almost causes her death when she persists in riding a spirited horse against the advice of Ed Wallace, the foreman of the ranch. If requires all of Ed's skill and courage to save her after a thrilling and dangerous ride. This experience is the beginning of an interest between the young couple, which soon ripens into a strong attachment. Jim allows the worst in his nature to control him, and when Manuel, a Mexican, kills a drunken cowboy in self-defense, Jim conceives the idea to fasten the crime on Ed Wallace. The fact that Ed has previously quarreled with the cowboy lends color to the accusation, and he is held as the murderer. Fearing that Ed will be lynched, Ethel starts for the sheriff. The Mexican, who is making his escape, sees Ethel and suspecting her purpose, binds and ties her to the stump of a tree and rides away. Ethel manages to free herself from the stump, and with her hands still tied, mounts her horse and taking the bridle between her teeth, continues her ride. She reaches the sheriff, who starts with her towards the ranch with his posse. In the meantime, Jim has persuaded the cowboys to lynch Ed, hut the timely arrival of Ethel and the sheriff stop the proceedings, and the capture of the Mexican who has stopped to say goodbye to his sweetheart establishes Ed's innocence.
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GenresAdventure
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Francis J. Grandon | Director |
| Wallace Clifton | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Edgar Jones | |
| Clara Williams | |
| John Ince | |
| Emma Bell Clifton |
