The Prairie Town Romance (1909)
In a small town in Montana lived a worthless drunkard who was only tolerated in the community out of sympathy for his hard working wife and only daughter. Poverty had driven the girl to accept a position as waitress in the town's only hotel, a rather dilapidated and neglected building patronized chiefly by cowboys, who made frequent visits to this haven of rest from the different ranches to spend their earnings in obtaining what good cheer the hostelry afforded in the way of liquid refreshments. Eliza Crane was a rather attractive girl and did not lack for admirers among the guests of "The Commercial." But to one, a handsome young cowpuncher by the name of Jack Lane she had given the preference, and was only waiting until lack had saved up enough of his hard earned cash to start housekeeping as the wife of one of the best boys in the country. By getting the drunken father on his side with the offer of quite a sum of money, another suitor laid a plan to marry Eliza in spite of herself. He gets the father to consent to the scheme to be present at the mock marriage he has arranged, and employs an unscrupulous vagabond to impersonate a minister of the gospel and conduct the ceremony. The farce is being carried out when Jack gets wind of the affair. Jack and his boys surprise the scoundrels at their nefarious work. With a wild rush the villains dash out of another door and away. Riding like mad, the fleeing outlaws round a small hillock in the valley, and suddenly wheeling fire into the midst of their pursuers, disabling their horses and leaving all but one without a mount. But that one keeps up the chase and follows them to town, where he acquaints the marshal with their crime. The valiant preserver of the peace gets busy, and by stratagem soon has the three rascals securely locked in the calaboose, where they await a speedy trial and conviction.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
