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  • The Moonshiner's Wife (1913)
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The Moonshiner's Wife (1913)
Short | Drama, Short
Joshua Craig and his daughter Meta, have never been farther than the backwoods of a turpentine camp. One day they set out in their old wagon in search of a new place. Night overtakes them and they put up at John Vance's camp. Vance is ...See moreJoshua Craig and his daughter Meta, have never been farther than the backwoods of a turpentine camp. One day they set out in their old wagon in search of a new place. Night overtakes them and they put up at John Vance's camp. Vance is impressed with plain, unsophisticated Meta; the next week they are married. Craig is informed of the marriage and is little interested beyond asking money for his share of giving up his daughter, which is doled out to him. He is then ordered to move on and Meta and Vance return to the shack where she becomes more a slave than a wife. Two years elapse and Wilbur Stuart, an acrobat, is finishing his act at the town hall. Julia Swift, one of the town girls, is attracted by Stuart, and as he is leaving the place, attempts to speak to him, but is met with a snub. Rushing to her gentleman friend, she tells him that Stuart has insulted her. A fight ensues in which the man is killed by Stuart by a hard blow on the jaw. The sheriff immediately goes on the hunt for the acrobat. Stuart, who has been running, is almost exhausted when he sees Meta at the well. Rushing in upon her he tells her of the affair. The Sheriff and a deputy are closely following. He pleads with Meta to hide him and having aroused the girl's sympathy, they rush off to the still, where Stuart also wins Meta's admiration. The sheriff and deputy come up in front of the shack and question Vance about the acrobat. He is ignorant of what Meta has done and calling her, the men question her, but she answers in the negative. The men call for torches and all go off in search of Stuart, but not until the sheriff has aroused the husband's jealousy through a little flirtation which he carried on with Meta. Remembering her new friend she gets food and clothing and, rushing off to the shack, brings them to Stuart. The men having failed in their search, return to the house. The sheriff decides that they will stay at Vance's for the night, much to the disgust of Vance. The sheriff has been drinking heavily and flirts with Meta, who noticing her husband watching from behind, encourages it. All turn in for the night. Meta, going to her room, is thinking about Stuart. Vance joins her and she feigns being asleep. Looking at her doubtfully he vows to watch, and lying alongside of Meta falls asleep. She rises slowly and leaves the house, joining Stuart at the still. The sheriff wakes, and, finding the bucket empty, goes to the well. As he is drawing water he feels a shot whiz by him from Vance's bedroom window. Vance having discovered Meta's absence, feels that the sheriff is responsible and shoots. The sheriff is killed and Vance badly wounded. The sheriff's body is discovered by the deputy, who, giving the alarm, continues on the hunt for Stuart. He finally arrests Stuart and Meta as well. Stuart is found guilty, but at the critical moment Vance rushes on and confesses to the murder of the sheriff, and so Meta and Stuart find a soul. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Writer
J.M. Nicholls
Producer
Siegmund Lubin
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Updated Mar 24, 1913
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Mar 24, 1913 (United States)

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Meta Craig - The Moonshiner's Wife Meta Craig - The Moonshiner's Wife   See fewer
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Wilbur Stuart - An Acrobat Wilbur Stuart - An Acrobat   See fewer
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