The Split Nugget (1913)
John Stanton, a miner his wife and children, a son and a daughter live in a cabin about a mile from Stanton's claim. One day the boy discovers several stones which he carries back to show to the father. They prove to be nuggets, one more valuable than the rest. The father takes the nugget and cuts it in half giving one part to the boy and the other to the girl. The father starts out to work one morning and takes the boy with him. While at work the cabin is attacked by Indians, who kill the mother and set fire to the house. The father hears the fight and starts for the cabin. He arrives and gives the Indians battle. He is mortally wounded. And the Indians depart, taking the girl with them. In the meantime the boy gets worried at his father's continued absence and starts for home. He arrives just before the father dies and the father tells him to be on the watch for his sister and find her if possible. Later the boy is found by a party of prospectors and cared for. Fifteen years elapse and the boy has grown to manhood. The prospectors who adopted him have struck it rich, and owners of a valuable mine. The boy holds the position of cashier. In the meantime the girl has been brought up by the Indians. One day she meets a young man who is immediately smitten by her beauty. They are married. Unknown to the girl her husband is a bandit. Poverty overtakes them and the young husband resolves to look for work. He sees a pack train carrying gold dust from the mine to the bank and decides to rob it. He carries out his plan and in the holdup Harold is wounded. The bandit gets the gold and escapes. The wounded boy chances upon the cabin and his wounds are dressed by the girl. The bandit returns home and is overpowered by Harold. One of the miners, who went for aid, has formed a posse and is returning to the scene of the holdup. They follow the tracks to the cabin. In the meantime the boy, having learned that the bandit's wife is his sister, decides to save her husband. He sends the posse on a false trail and saves them both.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Wilbert Melville | Director |
| Wilbert Melville | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Henry King | |
| Irene Hunt | |
| Carl von Schiller | |
| Laura Nevius |
