The Little Nugget (1912)
John, a miner, and Mary, his wife, are happily married. Their home is brightened by a pretty tot of five years, whom they call their "Little Nugget." Lewis, an old admirer of Mary, and Joe, another miner, call for John on their way to work. Lewis makes an excuse to return to the cabin, where he is severely repulsed by Mary. Later, however, when all work is suspended at the mines where the three men are employed, Lewis and Joe set out for a prospecting trip in the mountains and Lewis insists upon John taking his money and putting it in John's strong iron chest. Mary objects, but to no avail. Two months pass. The beloved child is dangerously ill and the family on the verge of starvation. John wishes to take some of Lewis's money, but Mary pleads earnestly with him not to touch that man's gold, but get it elsewhere. John at last agrees, secretly planning to steal the money that night to provide for his wife and sick child. Going into the bedroom, he takes the cartridges from the revolver which Mary has in the drawer and, taking his rolled blankets, tells her he will return the next day and goes out to wait until night. By night the child is better, thanks to the prompt action of the doctor, but John returns masked and attempts to open the door. Mary hears him as she sits by the child's bed and getting the revolver discovers it is unloaded. She promptly loads it and gains the room in which the iron chest is kept, just as John starts for the door with the money. Mary fires and faints, but John runs out unhurt. As he hesitates whether to go to his wife or hurry away before she discovers him, Lewis and Joe, who returned that afternoon after a lucky strike and were spending the evening with their friends, hear the shot and run to the cabin, capture John and tear the mask from his face. They are dumbfounded to discover their friend. John explains the situation to them in broken sentences, and then they hasten inside to revive Mary. As John is about to tell her the truth, Lewis hastily stops him, saying, "The thief escaped, but we got the money." Then, going into the next room, Lewis puts the bag of gold on the table with a note "For Baby Nugget," and hastens away to work his claim back in the mountains.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| David Horsley | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Jack Conway | |
| Eugenie Forde |
