The Purchase Price (1913)
Jack Wilson, a young mining engineer, asks for the hand of Helen, the millionaire's daughter. Old Walker, the father, tells him he is unreasonable; he has no money. When he can come to him with anything over $100,000 he can marry Helen. Wilson gets out to achieve this task. Two years pass and Jack has made a name as an engineer and has accumulated $5,000. Old Walker goes to Arizona to inspect a mining property that he contemplates buying. He writes an old friend, Spencer, to recommend a man. Spencer recommends Jack, who trusts to his beard to prevent recognition. Walker does not recognize Jack when he arrives at the property, but Helen does. She does not let Jack know this. Walker and Jack make an appointment to meet at the hotel for his report. The owner and an accomplice waylay Jack and when they learn that his report is not a good one, they offer him 10 per cent, of the $100 purchase price and Jack tells them what he thinks of them. They seize him and after a severe struggle make him descend an old mining shaft, and tell him it is a case of a good report or starve. On the following day Jack is desperate and in his anger picks around the old shaft. He unearths the lost vein and decides to fool the rascals. When they come he tells them he will do as they say. He is drawn up, signs a commission note and tells them he will make a good report, and the scoundrels are delighted. All this is overheard by a young fop who is traveling with Walker and who has been turned down by Helen. He promptly informs Walker that the engineer is Jack Wilson and that he is in league with the rogues to cheat him. When Jack arrives at the hotel, the mine owners go in to cinch the deal with Walker and Helen delays Jack outside and tells him that she knows him. Jack shows her the ore and tells her that he is fooling the others and she is pleased. Jack is sent for and when he recommends the purchase to Walker, the old man denounces him. Jack follows the owners out and succeeds in buying the apparently worthless mine for $5,000. Helen tells her father of the found vein, and a reconciliation is made and they all go together to see the mine. Walker sees he has a great thing and offers Jack his check in payment. Jack tells him the price of the mine is $250,000 and his daughter and Walker sees the point. The young couple finally plight their troth at the bottom of the shaft.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| David Horsley | Producer |
