The Ten of Spades; or, A Western Raffle (1910)
Jim Hayward steals a horse from the ranch of Franklin Edwards; upon discovery of the robbery an exciting chase by the cowboys follows. When they capture Hayward the boys are about to "string him up," but Bob Churchill, a wealthy cattle buyer, intercedes for him and saves his life. The boys, showing their disgust, let him go. Hayward, stepping forward to thank Churchill, takes a card, the ten of spades, from his pocket and tearing it in half gives half to Churchill, who bids him be gone. As time has passed and the horse stealing has been forgotten, Lucille Hayward, daughter of Jim, is taking her daily ride on her favorite horse, when suddenly the horse becomes unmanageable and the situation appears to be very dangerous for Miss Hayward, but just at the critical moment Bob Churchill comes to her aid and stops the horse, whereupon they exchange cards and depart on their ways, but not until "Master Cupid" has fired his "darts of love." Again Jim Hayward is at his old tricks, this time attempting to rob the home of Bob Churchill, not knowing that he is the man who once saved his life and has since won the hand of his daughter. Upon being discovered in the act of entering the house, a fight takes place in which Churchill is felled to the ground. Jim and his "pals" bind and gag him carry him to an outhouse where they proceed to search him in quest of money. While Hayward's "pals" are busy lighting a bomb so as to cause an explosion and cover up the crime, Jim finds the half of a card, the ten of spades, and at once recognizes Bob as the man who years before had saved his life. Without a second to lose, Jim rushes in and rescues Churchill. Lucille, coming from the house to learn the cause of the explosion, finds her father begging forgiveness of Bob Churchill. Jim seeing her takes her hand and places it in Bob's saying, "Take care of her, my boy," and passes into the sleep eternal.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Fred J. Balshofer | Director |
| Fred J. Balshofer | Cinematographer |
| Cast | Role |
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| J. Barney Sherry | |
| James Young Deer | |
| Charles Avery |
