The Renegade (1912)
Frank, an outlaw, has a sick wife, Mary. Frank threatens to strike his wife because she is not able to work for him. Dr. Gilbert, who pities his patient, tries to reason with her husband when the sheriff enters and arrests Frank. He is taken to prison and later attempts to escape. He is pursued by the guards. They follow him to the riverbank where the outlaw, seeing escape in any other way impossible, dives into the water. His pursuers fire at him while he is in the water and as they do not see him reappear, believe they have killed him and notify his wife to that effect. However, he safely reaches the opposite shore and leaves the country. The doctor has learned to love his unhappy patient and gains her consent to marry him. The happy couple, together with Mary's sister, who has always made her home with her, move to another home. Frank, having heard of her marriage, comes to demand money of her. Waiting until the doctor has departed, he enters the house and confronts his wife, demanding a wallet of money that she is putting in a drawer. Her sister, in the meanwhile, slips out unobserved by Frank and goes for help. Just as the renegade husband has forcibly taken the money from his wife, the doctor returns for his medicine-case, which he had forgotten while bidding adieu to his wife. He is surprised to find his wife's bedroom door locked and to discover the strange hat on the table. He commands his wife to open the door. Frank, in the meantime, covers her with his gun as he starts for the window. The doctor, from the other side of the door, draws his gun and again commands Mary to open the door. By this time, Frank has forced Mary to stand between himself and the door. As he jumps out of the window, he fires, barely missing the doctor, who returns the fire. Fortunately, Mary, who has gotten to the door to open it, faints just before the doctor fires. She revives and explains the situation to the doctor, who hastens out to follow Frank. Just then, the sheriff and his men, whom the sister had notified, appear. They begin the pursuit of Frank and after wounding him severely, capture him and return to the doctor's house. Dr. Gilbert, together with Dr. Wilson, extract the bullet which wounded him and all is done for him that medical skill could accomplish. All in vain, however, as he dies and leaves Mary free to once more enter upon a happily married life with the doctor.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Al Christie | Director |
| David Horsley | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Victoria Forde | |
| George Gebhardt | |
| Sherman Bainbridge |
