Summaries

When saloon owner Bill Lark detects that gambler Jim Pemberton is cheating, both men draw their guns. In order to prevent a double killing, it is agreed that the first shot should be decided by a draw from a deck of cards. Bill loses and Pemberton gives him three days to live. Meanwhile, Pemberton has persuaded Jess Jones to leave her husband and ride with him to his cabin in the hills where he is chief of a gang of bandits. Upon discovering his wife's absence, Scipio Jones follows Jess but is driven away by Pemberton's gang. After Jones fails, Bill retrieves Jess and brings her home. The next day, Bill is severely wounded when he drives a stagecoach through an attack by Pemberton's gang, but escapes to keep his date with the outlaw. Arriving to accept his fate of the last draw, Bill discovers that the outlaw has been killed by Scipio Jones. Provided with a new lease on life, the honest saloon keeper marries his sweetheart Little Casino.—AFI

Details

Keywords
  • cowboy
  • gambling
  • bandit
  • stagecoach robbery
Genres
  • Action
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Western
Release date May 31, 1920
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Passed
Countries of origin United States
Language None
Production companies Fox Film Corporation

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 50m
Sound mix Silent
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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