Summary When Mamie Lee's father, Sam Corwin, is sentenced to jail for forgery, the sheriff, Ed Cass, offers to cover the debt in return for Mamie Lee's hand in marriage. The distraught daughter agrees, and Cass robs the saloon to obtain the money, placing the blame on Jim Kane, his rival for Mamie's affections. Jim is sent to jail an embittered man. In the adjacent cell he watches a condemned Italian stone cutter spend the night before his execution chiseling a figure of Christ. After the sculptor collapses from exhaustion, Jim is astounded to see the spirit of Christ appear and minister to the condemned man. The religious experience converts Jim to Christianity. Meanwhile, Mamie Lee discovers Cass's written confession to the robbery and brings it to the judge. Realizing he is doomed, the sheriff kills himself, thus freeing Jim to begin life anew with Mamie Lee. View more details
Directed : Emmett J. Flynn
Written : Jules Furthman
Stars : William Russell Eileen Percy Frank Brownlee Fred Warren
Genres : Crime Drama Western
Release date : Aug 28, 1920
Countries of origin : United States
Language : None
Production companies : Fox Film Corporation
Summary When Mamie Lee's father, Sam Corwin, is sentenced to jail for forgery, the sheriff, Ed Cass, offers to cover the debt in return for Mamie Lee's hand in marriage. The distraught daughter agrees, and Cass robs the saloon to obtain the money, placing the blame on Jim Kane, his rival for Mamie's affections. Jim is sent to jail an embittered man. In the adjacent cell he watches a condemned Italian stone cutter spend the night before his execution chiseling a figure of Christ. After the sculptor collapses from exhaustion, Jim is astounded to see the spirit of Christ appear and minister to the condemned man. The religious experience converts Jim to Christianity. Meanwhile, Mamie Lee discovers Cass's written confession to the robbery and brings it to the judge. Realizing he is doomed, the sheriff kills himself, thus freeing Jim to begin life anew with Mamie Lee. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama Western
Release date : Aug 28, 1920
Countries of origin : United States
Language : None
Production companies : Fox Film Corporation
