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The Ore Plunderers (1916)
Short | Short, Thriller, Western

The Ore Plunderers (1916)

Short | Short, Thriller, Western

Because of his ill health, Ace Brent consents to allow his daughter, Barbara, to handle the trouble that has cropped up at his Golconda Mine through the heavy thefts of a gang of "high graders." The advice of Wallace, her admirer, against ...See moreBecause of his ill health, Ace Brent consents to allow his daughter, Barbara, to handle the trouble that has cropped up at his Golconda Mine through the heavy thefts of a gang of "high graders." The advice of Wallace, her admirer, against the adventure is in vain. Arrived on the ground, Barbara decides that the only method of breaking up the work of the high graders is to go into the mine in disguise herself, as spies in the past have either been bought off or scared away. She dons overalls and effectually disguises herself, securing a job as a car boy. Underground, she befriends Andy, a car boy who has been the unwilling tool of Miller, leader of the high graders, and from him gains the information she needs. But Miller and his gang come upon them. and as he starts to beat Barbara, her cap comes off, disclosing her wealth of hair. Miller decides on a vengeance that will forever silence the pair. They are carried to an abandoned shaft of the mine and placed in a water-flooded pit. Bound hand and foot, with the outlet pipe flooded, the water mounts rapidly, and it seems but a matter of minutes before both will meet a terrible death. Wallace, grown anxious regarding Barbara, arrives in Golconda just as the superintendent has set a search on foot. At first it is in vain, but the clue of the choked-up outlet pipe on the surface sends them scurrying below to the abandoned shaft in time to save Barbara and Andy. Miller and his gang are brought to trial after Wallace has forced the cowardly sheriff and justice to action. On the day of the trial after the jury has gone out, Wallace is arrested on a trumped-up charge by the sheriff and lodged in the little jail. The cry of "lynching" is in the air as a means or intimidating the jury. Barbara mounts her horse and speeds over to the next town where a detachment of militia is in camp. Before she returns, however, the jail has been stormed, and Wallace and his lone defender, Ace Brent, are in the hands of the mob. Their fate seems sealed when the militia burst in on the town and a rapid-fire battle ensues. The victory of the militia stiffens the backbone of the jury and Miller and his gang get their deserts. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Marin Sais Barbara Brent Barbara Brent See fewer	Mysteries of the Grand Hotel (1915)
True Boardman Congressman John Wallace Congressman John Wallace See fewer	Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Frank Jonasson Ace Brent Ace Brent See fewer	Merton of the Movies (1924)
Robert N. Bradbury Miller (as Ronald Bradbury) Miller (as Ronald Bradbury) See fewer	The Lucky Texan (1934)
Jack Hoxie The Sheriff (as Hart Hoxie) The Sheriff (as Hart Hoxie) See fewer	Looking for Trouble (1926)
Edward Clisbee The Mine Superintendent The Mine Superintendent See fewer	The Boer War (1914)
Jack Hutchinson Andy - the Car Boy Andy - the Car Boy See fewer	My Unmarried Wife (1918)