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  • The Alibi (1912)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Alibi (1912)
Short | Short, Drama
John and Mary, with their little daughter, Fay, are homeward bound after a successful trip in the goldfields, but before they are half-way through the desert the last drop of water is gone. As he looks off, however, John sees a man riding ...See moreJohn and Mary, with their little daughter, Fay, are homeward bound after a successful trip in the goldfields, but before they are half-way through the desert the last drop of water is gone. As he looks off, however, John sees a man riding along and calls to him. The traveler rides up to them, and proves to be Lem Kid, an outlaw, who insists upon having the profits of their entire months of labor and hardships, all of the gold dust and nuggets, for enough water to take them across the desert. At last they arrive home thoroughly disheartened, while Lem Kid rides on and to his astonishment finds a poster which reads: "$5,000 reward for the capture of Lem Kid, who at 2 o'clock on June 26th, robbed the First National Bank at Bow Springs, Nevada, and killed the cashier." Angrily Lem Kid tears down the sign, for at 2 o'clock on June 26th, he had been in the desert with John and Mary. As the Kid rides along he meets one of the sheriff's men, who recognizes him, and as soon as he tells the sheriff, they gallop off in hot pursuit. In endeavoring to evade the posse after being wounded, Lem Kid falls over a precipice, and is discovered by little Fay, who is picking berries. The child insists upon his accompanying her to their shack, where, although bitter against him, his wounded condition forces Mary to take him inside and do what she could for his comfort. The sheriff arrives, but he is too late, for Lem Kid has made his last fight. He gives little Fay the gold. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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David Horsley
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Updated Aug 21, 1912
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Aug 21, 1912 (United States)

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