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  • Western Courtship: A Love Story of Arizona (1908)
  • Short | Short, Western
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Western Courtship: A Love Story of Arizona (1908)
Short | Short, Western
In a room of the modest home of a western ranchman, the owner, a middle-aged man, is seated smoking. His daughter, Beth, young, pretty, simply but becomingly dressed, is sewing. The girl finishes her work, takes her sunbonnet and a book ...See moreIn a room of the modest home of a western ranchman, the owner, a middle-aged man, is seated smoking. His daughter, Beth, young, pretty, simply but becomingly dressed, is sewing. The girl finishes her work, takes her sunbonnet and a book and goes out. A few minutes later a man enters hurriedly and speaks to her father. The ranchman makes hasty preparations for a journey, leaves a note for his daughter and departs. The young girl has found a quiet spot and is intently reading when a man typically western in appearance, big, young and handsome, comes upon her. He greets her pleasantly, while she is rather shy and distant. The young man tells of his love and asks the girl to marry him. She refuses, gets up and starts for home. In spite of her protest, the young man escorts her. Arriving at her home, the girl finds the note left by her father. She looks startled when realizing that she is alone. Her companion, we will call him Jim, again urges his suit and once more is refused. Upon request he leaves the house. When alone, the girl bars the doors and windows, lights a lamp, eats something, then prepares to retire. She starts suddenly upon hearing a noise, but thinks it her imagination; again the noise, this time there is no mistaking the fact that someone is breaking in the door. Before she can draw a gun the door flies open, a masked man enters, gags her, carries her out, mounts his horse and rides off. They finally come to his shack, a little more pretentious than the girl's home. She is carried in. the gag removed and seated in a chair. Her abductor removes his mask: it is Jim. The girl is furiously angry and demands to be let go. Jim smiles in a tantalizing way, lights his pipe, points to the bedroom and bids her to retire. She looks terribly frightened, falls on her knees and begs to be released. Jim takes her to the room and shows her the lock. She goes inside, fastens the door, throws herself on the bed and sleeps, while Jim rolls himself in a blanket outside the door. He is the first to awake next morning, calls the girl and bids her prepare breakfast. She indignantly refuses at first, but finally cooks the meal and both sit down to eat. Jim then goes out, locking the door after him. A little later the girl is horrified to see a villainous looking man climbing in at the window. He is just about to embrace her when Jim rushes in and knocks the intruder down. This act has softened the girl a bit and she offers to mend Jim's coat which she notices is torn. Leaving the strange couple we return to the girl's father. The ranchman returns from his journey, misses his child, sees evidence of a struggle, summons several other ranchmen and starts in search of her. At Jim's shack he is smoking, his companion sewing, as the searching party enters. All are armed, one carries a rope and Jim is informed that he is to be hung. At this critical moment the girl rushes into Jim's arms and tells that they are to be married. The father is surprised at first, then grasps Jim's hands eagerly and suggests an immediate marriage. The party mount, ride off to a minister's hut, where Jim and Beth are made one. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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J. Stuart Blackton
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Updated Sep 5, 1908
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Sep 5, 1908 (United States)

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