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The Patriot (1916)
50 min | Western

The Patriot (1916)

50 min | Western

Bob Wiley had staked out a homestead in New Mexico, five miles from the border town of Lawton's Ridge. Wiley was a pioneer, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and a devout believer in the superiority of his country to any other land on...See moreBob Wiley had staked out a homestead in New Mexico, five miles from the border town of Lawton's Ridge. Wiley was a pioneer, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and a devout believer in the superiority of his country to any other land on the face of the globe. He lived in a whitewashed cabin, over which the Stars and Stripes forever waved, with his little son, Bobby, and a faithful Indian, Joe Good-Boy. Wiley had lost his wife in the rough pioneer days. When his boy was yet a baby, he chanced on gold in the bed of a stream that ran through his clearing which gave him another incentive to save all he could and make his boy a rich man. While, however, he was drawing out more gold daily and his bank account in Lawton Ridge was growing steadily, a pair of corrupt local politicians, attracted by the wealth of the find, conspired to rob him of his homestead on a technicality. In this they succeeded and Bob Wiley finds himself dispossessed by the agents of a government he has served in its hour of need. He goes to Washington to prove his claim, gets no redress, and returns to find his land preempted and his little boy dead. His heart is filled with bitterness against his own country and he seeks revenge by joining the bandit forces of Pancho Zapilla who is preparing to raid Lawton's Ridge. Entering the village as a spy he tells the colonel in command of the American troops that Zapilla contemplates a raid on a town several miles distant. This information sends the troops off on a false scent and leaves Lawton's Ridge open to an attack by the bandits. But Wiley gradually awakens to the enormity of his offense and by courage and devotion he saves the town, thwarts the bandits, pledges his allegiance to the flag, and becomes once again a loyal, patriotic American. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
William S. Hart Bob Wiley Bob Wiley See fewer	The Money Corral (1919)
Georgie Stone Little Bobs Little Bobs See fewer	Just Pals (1920)
Francis Carpenter Billy Allen Billy Allen See fewer	Treasure Island (1917)
Joe Goodboy Self Self See fewer	The Iron Strain (1915)
Roy Laidlaw Pancho Zapilla Pancho Zapilla See fewer	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (I) (1923)
Milton Ross Denman Hammond Denman Hammond See fewer	The Penalty (1920)
P. Dempsey Tabler Jordan Mason (as P.D. Tabler) Jordan Mason (as P.D. Tabler) See fewer	The Son of Tarzan (1920)
Charles K. French Col. Bracken Col. Bracken See fewer	The Abysmal Brute (1923)