A Western Child's Heroism (1912)
Bill Burton, a miner, with his wife and child, the latter a girl of 12 years, lives in a little log cabin in a clearing of the Blockwood Hills. One day, two rustlers, Mexicans, are being chased by a posse and one of them is shot from his horse, and is thought to be killed, but as the party sweeps by, he crawls into the bushes and makes his way to the cabin of the miner, Burton. The miner is just leaving when the Mexican arrives and craves shelter. At first. Burton refuses this, but heeding the pleadings of his wife and child, he consents to take him in, and when the searching party passes by that way he pretends to know nothing of the Mexican's whereabouts. Later Burton makes a lucky strike at the diggings. He returns to his cabin elated over his find. While explaining this to his wife the Mexican overhears, but pretending to sleep he averts suspicion, and sees the secreting of the gold in the chimney place. Then pretending a sudden illness, the Mexican preys on the sympathy of the miner and the latter sets off to secure a doctor. Immediately, finding the coast clear, he makes ready to rob his benefactor. The miner's wife struggles with the Mexican. Dorothy, the daughter, now takes a hand and, securing the villain's gun, she forces him to desist from his fell purpose. He goes off, with maledictions on his lips. He soon makes good his threats, for he enlists the services of a number of marauding Indians and they sneak upon the cabin. Luckily the child discovers their approach. A fight then begins and the miner and his faithful wife fire with deadly effect on their enemies. The Indians now prepare to set the cabin on fire. In the meantime the child climbs up the chimney, and stealing a horse from among the bunch tethered by the Indians, she makes off for assistance. The fire now rages without the cabin and pretty soon the inmates will be consumed, but at this juncture on dash the cowboys led by the young heroine, Dorothy. The Indians are driven off, the family is saved, and in the meantime the Mexican is captured.
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GenresAdventure
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Western
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Sidney M. Goldin | Director |
| Mark M. Dintenfass | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Frank B. Coigne | |
| Jessie Cummings | |
| Gertrude Miller | |
| Buckeye Jones |
