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  • The Secret Lode (1914)
  • Short | Short, Western
The Secret Lode (1914)
Short | Short, Western
John Acton and Jeff Fulton are partners in a mining claim. Dick Carew's claim adjoins the Acton-Fulton claim, and he is in love with Mary Acton, daughter of John Acton. Mary is about to leave for a long visit to her aunt. While she is ...See moreJohn Acton and Jeff Fulton are partners in a mining claim. Dick Carew's claim adjoins the Acton-Fulton claim, and he is in love with Mary Acton, daughter of John Acton. Mary is about to leave for a long visit to her aunt. While she is packing Fulton comes in and makes love to her. He is repulsed, as she is in love with Carew. Fulton discovers a rich lode in the claim and determines to keep it a secret from John Acton, hoping to buy out his interest, but Acton refuses to sell his half interest in the claim, so to punish his rival, Carew, and also to get his partner out of the way, Fulton changes the boundary claim monument, which separates the Acton-Fulton claim and Dick Carew's claim. Acton grows suspicious of Fulton and writes his daughter, Mary, deeding her his interest in the mine. Carew discovers that the monument has been moved to benefit the Acton-Fulton claim. He calls Acton and Fulton and tells them about it. Acton resents his insinuation and Acton and Carew quarrel violently. Fulton writes to Dick Carew demanding satisfaction for the insult at the claim and signs John Acton's name. He then writes John Acton accepting his challenge and tells him he will meet him at 6 o'clock in Buzzard Gulch, where they will fight it out. Jeff Fulton hides at the meeting place and as John Acton comes up he shoots him, wounding him, and drags his body away. Dick Carew comes up and hears the shot, but thinks someone is hunting. He wonders at Acton's apparent failure to keep the appointment. Fulton, behind the tree watching him, fires into the air. Carew fires back, not knowing whether he has hit the man who fired at him or not. Fulton runs to tell the sheriff that there is a shooting affray in the canyon. Carew, believing that he has killed Acton, prepares to run away. Carew is locked up on circumstantial evidence. Mary Acton comes home and discovers the challenge from Carew in her father's vest. They find that Fulton is guilty of writing the notes and frighten him into confessing his guilt by telling him that he has only an hour to live. Fulton is put in prison. Carew is freed and he and Mary are reconciled. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Walter Edwards
Producer
Thomas H. Ince
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Updated Feb 6, 1914
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Feb 6, 1914 (United States)

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Dick Carew Dick Carew   See fewer
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Leona Hutton
Mary Acton Mary Acton   See fewer
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