Sheriff Jim's Last Shot (1912)
Sheriff Jim goes in pursuit of notorious outlaw "Black Burke." He trails him to the desert. All day the man lies in ambush with a pool of water between them, tortured by thirst, until at last, Black Burke, in desperation, crawls toward the pool. The sheriff shoots and wounds Burke severely. Then he too crawls out to quench his thirst. Passing clouds darken the moonlit sands. When they have passed, the two men get a momentary glance at each other, until they come face-to-face at the spring, both with guns drawn and ready. As the moonlight penetrates the darkness, they shoot, and as the clouds lift, both lie on the ground, mortally wounded. Black Burke staggers to his feet and wanders deliriously off, to the very doorstep of the sheriff's house. In the name of humanity, Jim's wife, who does not know the outlaw, gives him shelter, and he dies while she is attending to him. Before he loses consciousness, he scrawls upon a piece of paper that Sheriff Jim's last shot got him. He has scarcely passed away when a posse enters, carrying the sheriff's body. Jim's wife cannot explain the circumstances, but the note written by Black Burke, found on the floor, clears the mystery, and Sheriff Jim's widow receives the reward for Black Burke's capture.
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GenresDrama
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Western
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Rollin S. Sturgeon | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| George Stanley | |
| Anne Schaefer | |
| Robert Thornby |
