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Ward's Claim (1914)
Short | Short, Western

Ward's Claim (1914)

Short | Short, Western

While working his claim one day, prospector Old Ward strikes it rich, and has just sufficient time to tell the rest of the prospectors of his good luck when he is stricken with a fatal sickness. His young friend John Hanson watches Lopez, ...See moreWhile working his claim one day, prospector Old Ward strikes it rich, and has just sufficient time to tell the rest of the prospectors of his good luck when he is stricken with a fatal sickness. His young friend John Hanson watches Lopez, a Mexican, sneaking around Ward's claim, hastens to tell the old man, and finds him dying. Ward gives Hanson a sealed envelope and asks him to send it to the claim's rightful heir. John sends the message on its way and receives a reply, asking him to hold the claim until the heir arrives. The Mexican, meanwhile, tries to jump the claim, but John proves more than a match for him, and in the midst of the struggle, Shirley, a beautiful young girl, appears as the heir. John promptly falls in love with her and she with him. The Mexican tries to force his attentions upon her, but she snatches a revolver and drives him out of the place. That evening, with the aid of two bad Indians, he succeeds in abducting her, but is seen by a friendly Indian, who tells John. John and two other prospectors give chase. They catch up with the fugitives; the Indians are shot and the Mexican, holding the girl on his horse, determines, rather than be captured, to ride over a precipice a short distance beyond. John realizes the man's intentions, and by desperate riding, succeeds in snatching the girl from the Mexican's saddle, while Lopez goes headlong over the brink of the cliff. Riding home together, Shirley softly tells John she feels "Ward's claim needs a man to manage it," and buries her head confidingly on his arm. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
William Duncan John Hanson - A Young Gold Miner John Hanson - A Young Gold Miner See fewer	The Steel Trail (1923)
Myrtle Gonzalez Shirley Ward Shirley Ward See fewer	The Level (1914)
George Kunkel An Indian An Indian See fewer	The Chalice of Courage (1915)
Thomas Rea Old Man Ward Old Man Ward See fewer	The Adorable Savage (1920)
George Holt Lopez - A Mexican Lopez - A Mexican See fewer	In the West (1923)