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Men of the Mountains (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

Men of the Mountains (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Fierce, dictatorial old mountaineer Sam Hooper has promised his daughter Meg's hand to Bill Jasper, who owns a gambling shack, but Meg is in love with Ned Davis and the two plan to elope. They reach a minister's but the ceremony is ...See moreFierce, dictatorial old mountaineer Sam Hooper has promised his daughter Meg's hand to Bill Jasper, who owns a gambling shack, but Meg is in love with Ned Davis and the two plan to elope. They reach a minister's but the ceremony is interrupted by the arrival of Sam and Bill, who overpower Ned and force the minister to marry Meg to Bill. Ned leaves the settlement and goes into the lumber country, where he acquires a tract of timberland. Bill's gambling shack is raided and he is forced to flee, taking Meg with him. Two years later they are living in a poor cabin when a returning miner stops for rest. Bill succeeds in getting him drunk, and robs him of his gold dust. Then he plans to leave at once for a distant part of the country, and again forces Meg to go with him, in spite of the illness of their infant, whom Bill would leave, but whom Meg insists on taking with them. Almost as they are leaving, Sam, Meg's father, starts on a visit to her with his two sons, to see the new baby. Meg and Bill, with the dying infant, reach Ned's cabin in the woods. Ned recognizes them, though his identity is hidden by his full beard. The baby dies, and Ned stands by. helplessly, as Bill brutally insists that it must be buried at once, that the journey may be continued. Bill learns that Ned has recently received a large sum from the sale of timber land, and suggests a game of cards, wagering his ill-gotten gold dust against Ned's money. Ned wins and at last suggests that Bill stake his wife, Meg. Bill agrees. Ned again wins, and Meg becomes his property. Ned forces her to mount her horse, and taking Bill's animal, he starts away, having obtained possession of Bill's revolver. Bill follows madly on foot. Meanwhile, Meg's father and brothers have reached Bill's old cabin and there find his victim, the miner. He tells them of Bill's cruelty to Meg, and of the robbery. The four men set out in pursuit. In the lumber country, Meg secures Ned's pistol, eludes him. still unaware of his identity, and encounters Bill, who overcomes her and takes the gun. Leaving Meg, he starts in pursuit of Ned. Meg is overtaken by her father, brothers and the miner, and tells them of the circumstances. All hasten after Bill. Ned, seeing Bill coming, takes refuge in an abandoned shack, but is discovered by the gambler, and a fierce fight follows. Ned is unarmed and at length is overcome. Bill is raising his pistol to fire, when he is dropped by a bullet from Sam's rifle. Meg rushes into the scene with her father and brothers. Then Ned makes himself known, and is met with the outstretched hand of the father, and the premise in Meg's eyes for happiness in the future. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Edgar Jones Ned Davis Ned Davis See fewer	Lonesome Corners (1922)
Justina Huff Meg Hooper Meg Hooper See fewer	Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913)
Edwin B. Tilton Sam Hooper - Meg's Father Sam Hooper - Meg's Father See fewer	The Midnight Express (1924)
Lew Mortelle Bill Jasper (as Louis Mortelle) Bill Jasper (as Louis Mortelle) See fewer	The Inevitable Penalty (1915)