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  • Jim the Mule Boy (1911)
  • Short | Short, Drama
Jim the Mule Boy (1911)
Short | Short, Drama
"Jim, the Mule Boy," the sole support of his blind father and a mother and small sister, is stopped at the entrance to the mine into which he is driving his car by the small son of the owner of the mine. The lad wants to ride on, the car ...See more"Jim, the Mule Boy," the sole support of his blind father and a mother and small sister, is stopped at the entrance to the mine into which he is driving his car by the small son of the owner of the mine. The lad wants to ride on, the car down into the depths of the ground. Jim puts him off laughingly, but while he is attending to his lunch the small boy hides upon the end of the care and unknown to Jim, becomes a passenger. When Jim discovers him, down in the farthest recesses of the mine, he starts at once to take him back to the surface to his father. Then an explosion occurs, and we see the walls of the shaft fall in, blocking the exit of the boys and practically entombing them. Above ground the father misses his little son, and starting a search, is faced by the same explosion. He summons a rescue party to begin work at once. And then follow the successive scenes as the days and hours slip by; the rescuers working with might and main, with the boys conserving their small supply of food and becoming weak and exhausted when finally it gives out and they are left without food or water. We see the mule eating the straw from his collar and Jim digging a hole in the coal into which a little water creeps, which he gathers in his cap and gives to his small charge, keeping for himself only what remains in the cap after he has squeezed it as dry as possible. Then the boys abandon hope and the little lad offers up a prayer to the Father above. In the middle of it Jim's practiced ear hears a sound in the distance. The blows of a pick resound far off in the earth. When finally the wall of rock is tumbled down and the rescuers' heads appear, the boys are too weak to lift themselves to greet them. But of course they are borne quickly to the surface, and the prospector rewards Jim not only with a deed for a house and lands and a promise of steady work for himself, but also with a handshake, which honor is probably more dearly prized than the house and lands. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Mar 28, 1911
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Mar 28, 1911 (United States)

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