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  • Twisted Trails (1916)
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    Short | Short, Western
Twisted Trails (1916)
Passed
Short | Short, Western

Luke Fisher, a rascally sheriff, and Brad Foster, his deputy, are in reality cattle rustlers. To protect themselves, they endeavor to fasten the guilt on Tom Snow, foreman of the Three "A" ranch. When they come to arrest Tom, he drives ...See moreLuke Fisher, a rascally sheriff, and Brad Foster, his deputy, are in reality cattle rustlers. To protect themselves, they endeavor to fasten the guilt on Tom Snow, foreman of the Three "A" ranch. When they come to arrest Tom, he drives them off at the muzzle of a gun and makes his escape. After a daring ride horse and rider dash across a narrow foot-log which bridges a chasm. Should the horse make a misstep, the rider would have been plunged to a horrible death on the rocks hundreds of feet below. West, proprietor of the Haven Delight saloon, has adopted a pretty girl, whom he calls Sunshine. Craig Keyes, a gambler at the Haven Delight saloon, resolves to marry the girl, but when she refuses him, he endeavors to overpower her. Finally, after a sensational struggle, she escapes into a driving storm. As Sunshine wanders in the rain, she encounters Tom Snow. He cares for her and thus it is that the two come to love each other. The sheriff and his deputy, fearful of detection, Ieave the country, and Tom is again free. Then it is that be marries Sunshine. After the wedding, by means of old tin-types, the two are led to believe that they are brother and sister. As they sit horror-stricken. Martha, the housekeeper, who has seen the tin-types, tells them that their belief is a wrong one. Martha tells them that twenty years ago while she was a nurse in a hospital, she changed the real infant brother and sister, and that Sunshine is in reality the sister of Craig Keyes and that she, Martha, is Tom's mother. In the meantime, Craig Keyes, the gambler, has followed Sunshine to her home, and outside he overhears Martha's story. Conscience-stricken, he resolves to renounce all relationships, and leave the country. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Tom Mix (story) (scenario)
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Updated Dec 11, 1916

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Dec 11, 1916 (United States)

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10 cast members
Name Known for
Tom Mix
Tom Snow Tom Snow   See fewer
Frank Clark
Doc Snow, Retired Ranchman Doc Snow, Retired Ranchman   See fewer
Eugenie Besserer
Martha, Housekeeper Martha, Housekeeper   See fewer
Frank Le Roy
Sheriff Sheriff   See fewer
Sid Jordan
Deputy Brad Foster Deputy Brad Foster   See fewer
George Clarke
Caleb 'Reb' West, Hotel Owner (as G. Clarke) Caleb 'Reb' West, Hotel Owner (as G. Clarke)   See fewer
Bessie Eyton
Sunshine West Sunshine West   See fewer
Will Machin
Craig Keyes, Gambler (as W. Machin) Craig Keyes, Gambler (as W. Machin)   See fewer
Pat Chrisman
Sheriff Luke Fisher (uncredited) Sheriff Luke Fisher (uncredited)   See fewer
Al W. Filson
Old Doc (uncredited) Old Doc (uncredited)   See fewer
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