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  • Hearts of Men (1914)
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Hearts of Men (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
John Gaunt, called "outlaw," not a bad man, a victim of circumstances, is discovered on the edge of a desert, armed with a revolver and a water canteen slung over his shoulder. The placard at the Sheriff's office describes: "John Gaunt, ...See moreJohn Gaunt, called "outlaw," not a bad man, a victim of circumstances, is discovered on the edge of a desert, armed with a revolver and a water canteen slung over his shoulder. The placard at the Sheriff's office describes: "John Gaunt, wanted by the law, dead or alive." Justice or injustice, he shows the hunted man in every move. Far out over the desert he sees a man on horseback, recognizing him as Billy Stark, the man hunter. Suddenly the rider in the desert starts, stares, sees the figure in the shadow of the rock and guesses it is Gaunt. The men drift deeper into the desert. Stark leaves his horse and rifle in the shade, and stalks cautiously, revolver in hand. Gaunt fires and runs under cover. Then begins a running fight with both men firing. Gaunt takes a drink from his canteen and shows he has his last cartridge. In the interim, Stark has been almost overcome by desert thirst. Gaunt wings Stark with a shot in the leg, but the latter is game and covers the former's hiding-place with his gun. Finally Gaunt waves a truce flag, and shouts, "I will trade you a drink for a dozen cartridges." Stark accedes the request. He drains the canteen, and Gaunt, having refilled his belt, the men are about to part, realizing that they have played the game fair. Suddenly Gaunt picks up a picture that Billy has dropped on the sand, and Billy tells him that if he lives she is to be his wife. Gaunt then reaches into his own shirt pocket and pulls out a photograph. It is the portrait of a sweet-faced woman sitting with a boy and a curly-haired girl at her knees. Both the men stare at the picture, and Gaunt tells Billy it is his wife and babies. These grim, sunburnt sons of the desert who have fought to a truce push their revolvers into their holsters; Gaunt staggers on through the desert carrying the wounded Billy. Finally they see men and horses coming. Gaunt buries himself in a trench and escapes while Billy engages the attention of the men, and they take him away with them. Five years later shows Gaunt in the joy of a new life with his wife and children. A "dissolve" shows Billy Stark telling his own little boy of the escape in the desert. Honors are even for the two brave men. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Marshall Farnum
Writer
James Oliver Curwood (story)
Producer
William Nicholas Selig
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Updated Jun 30, 1914
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Jun 30, 1914 (United States)

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