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  • Two Men and the Law (1912)
  • Short | Short, Drama, Western
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Two Men and the Law (1912)
Short | Short, Drama, Western
Tim, an outlaw, is entirely unsuspected, even by his best friend, the sheriff. Tim has always worn a disguise and he has shown it to but one person, Josie, the girl he loves, and who promises to marry him as soon as he turns over a new ...See moreTim, an outlaw, is entirely unsuspected, even by his best friend, the sheriff. Tim has always worn a disguise and he has shown it to but one person, Josie, the girl he loves, and who promises to marry him as soon as he turns over a new page. Josie lives with her Uncle Ben, owner of a gambling house. Tim writes her to be ready to marry him at once, as he has tackled his last job. It is the robbing of a bank, and the sheriff, who is home indulging in his favorite pastime of cards, is notified and starts out to trace the robber. He divides his men, himself setting out alone, but Tim has gotten a good start and, after taking off his disguise, he rides up to the gambling house, which Ben keeps, and secures a room for the night. As this gambling house is also a hotel, the tired sheriff also arrives and asks for a room and is told that all of the rooms are taken, but that he can bunk with Tim. He is quite satisfied and goes to bed. The next morning, however, he awakens first and is astonished to see Tim's disguise lying near his friend's bed. Upon close examination, he is satisfied that Tim has robbed the bank, as the money is in a small satchel with Tim's tools. He takes Tim's gun and commands him to surrender. Tim, taken wholly by surprise, is forced to do so, but pleads with the sheriff not to hand-cuff him or tell the people of the hotel, and he will accompany the sheriff quietly. The sheriff agrees and the men go down to breakfast, after which, much against Tim's advice, the sheriff enters the gambling room and starts to play. Cards are his one great weakness and, when once started, he plays on and on. Noon, evening, and midnight come and he never stops until not only his own money, but that which Tim returned to him from the bank is swept away. Tim finally gets the sheriff to their room, and urges him to drink. After the sheriff has fallen asleep and the gambling room closed for the night. Tim takes the sheriff's gun and his own tools and creeps cautiously downstairs, blows the safe, secures the money that the sheriff lost, and which belonged to the bank, and returns to his room. In the hall he meets Josie. Tim tells her what he has done and that he is returning the money to the sheriff. He enters his room and writes a note, telling the sheriff to return the money to the bank and not to make a fool of himself again, after which he meets Josie again, and together they go away to commence life anew. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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David Horsley
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Updated Apr 3, 1912
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Apr 3, 1912 (United States)

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Jack Conway
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