A Shot in the Dark (1912)
Tom and Joe are rivals for the hand of May. She favors Tom. The latter proposes and upon getting a refusal determines upon revenge. He is goaded into further passion through his dismissal at the hands of Max Weyman, the ranch boss, for ill treating his horse. Tom and May are married and have a baby. Their household duties are attended to by a half-breed. Tom departs for the village one day and shoots a rabbit, which he hides under a bush to pick up upon his return. The half-breed goes out to pick wood. During their absence, Joe enters the cabin and forces his unwelcome attentions upon May. She stops him by showing him the baby and talking until the half-breed returns, when he makes his exit. He follows Tom to town and sees him enter the saloon with Max the ranchman and some cowboys. Tom and Max get into an argument over their cards and the hot tempered Max strikes at Tom, who retaliates. Max draws his gun and Tom anxious to avoid bloodshed smashes the lamp with a chair. In the brief spell of darkness a flash is seen and when lights are brought Max is seen lying across the table badly wounded and unconscious. Tom demands to know who did it and the guilt is fastened upon him. He is taken off by the sheriff. In the meantime Joe has disappeared from the scene. May becomes anxious at Tom's absence and sends the half-breed to find out the cause. He traces Tom and in an interview learns all about the shooting of the rabbit and the cause of the empty chamber in his revolver, which led to his arrest. The half-breed rides back and gets the rabbit and tells May the news. May leaves the baby in the charge of her mother and sets out on horseback to right matters if possible. The cowboys, enraged at the attempt upon their boss, go to the jail and take Tom and lead him out to hang him. May comes across Joe, who is mortally injured. He calls to her and tells her the truth. The half-breed takes him upon his horse. The party reach the scene of the hanging just in time and Tom is set free.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Ben F. Wilson | Director |
| Dwight Cleveland | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Jack Leonard | |
| Virginia Chester | |
| Charles Bartlett | |
| Warren Ellsworth |
