That Kid from the East (1911)
Jim Collins had decided to try his fortunes on a ranch, so when he alighted from his private coach, which by the railroad would have been termed an empty freight car, the young man made straight for a group of cowboys. Here, however, his appearance created no end of amusement, and when he resented some particularly insulting remark of Allen Blair's, his chum. Big Pete Kelly, the bully of the ranch, stepped forward and was using Jim as a punching bag, until their foreman, Fred Ainsley, appeared, and not only put a stop to the unfair proceeding, but admiring Jim's pluck, at once employed him for the ranch. Here he soon became a favorite with the ranchman's daughter, Kitty, and as a consequence. Allen and his chum lost no opportunity to make the new cowboy's life as miserable as possible. Allen, having the support of Kitty's father, was determined to marry the girl himself. It was thus that matters stood when father and daughter, accompanied by Allen and Pete, set out for the village, and although they disregarded Jim's warning that the Indians were now hostile, the young man decided to follow at a distance and see that no harm came to his sweetheart. From an adjoining peak, the Redskins had spied the buck-board, and had so obstructed the trail with brush, that the entire party alighted to assist in its removal. Then no sooner were their backs turned, than an Indian seized the horse's bridle, while the others opened fire. At the first shot, the ranchman fell, and Allen and Pete, deaf to Kitty's entreaties, turned and ran for their lives. Fortunately, at this instant, Jim dashed up to assist the father and daughter behind a high boulder, from whence, as long as the ammunition held out, he could keep the Indians at a safe distance. However, Jim's riderless horse, which had returned to the ranch, together with the knowledge that the Redskins were on the warpath, and the shots, which could be distinctly heard, caused the foreman and his men to put spurs to their horses and ride as they had never ridden before, coming up just as Jim's last cartridge was fired. While his boys drove off the Indians, the foreman hastened to the old ranchman, who although quite severely wounded, was still loud in praise of his daughter's wisdom in selecting Jim as her future husband.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Milton J. Fahrney | Director |
| David Horsley | Producer |
