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The Sheriff of Pine Mountain (1916)
Short | Short, Western

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The Sheriff of Pine Mountain (1916)

Short | Short, Western

Ben Haskell is the newly elected sheriff in a small town up near the Canadian border. He is the only son of his widowed mother. Ben is in love with Beth, whose brother, Steve, has fallen into bad company. He is seen often with Lige Harlow,...See moreBen Haskell is the newly elected sheriff in a small town up near the Canadian border. He is the only son of his widowed mother. Ben is in love with Beth, whose brother, Steve, has fallen into bad company. He is seen often with Lige Harlow, the head of a band of opium smugglers. Steve helps Lige bring the opium across the snow in the dog sleds, although Ben has warned him of the danger of any acquaintance with Lige. Ben takes his oath of office on his mother's Bible. Soon afterward, Steve, acting upon Ben's advice, tells Lige he is going to break with him for good and all. Besides, there is a pretty little girl, Beth's friend, Annie, for whom Steve is coming to care. But Lige persuades the boy to take one last trip down the river with him. That day some revenue officers, in search of opium smugglers, jump off the train. They track the dog sled through the snow, and finally come upon the men at the river bank. The revenue men attempt to make an arrest, but Lige grabs Steve s gun from his belt and shoots. In the melee, Lige and Steve makes their escape. The gun with Steve's initials is found and brought to the Sheriff. He, of course, knows that it belongs to the brother of the girl he loves. He starts off after Steve, who has rushed home. Steve tells all to Beth, who hides him in the attic. When Ben enters she tells him defiantly that Steve is not in the house, but Ben sees the fresh mud on the rungs of the attic ladder. Ben tells her that his oath of office means much to him and he cannot break the trust it placed in him. At this juncture Steve comes downstairs, and in a broken voice, tells all to Steve. Steve then realizes the truth, that Lige was the murdered and not the boy. He listens intently as the boy tells of the opium smuggling, and then sets off after Lige. He breaks into the opium den and during the fight which ensues is shot in the arm. He and Lige have a struggle. Clenched in each other's fierce embrace, they fight back and forth across the den, destroying everything in it. He manages to round up Lige and the others and lead them to justice. And Beth, cognizant of the wrong she was about to do to the man who truly loves her, finds his ring and slips it on her finger again and waits for his return. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Ben F. Wilson Ben Haskell (as Ben Wilson) Ben Haskell (as Ben Wilson) See fewer	The Power God (1925)
Dorothy Phillips Beth Bassett Beth Bassett See fewer	Broadway Love (1918)
Lettie Ford Mrs. Haskell Mrs. Haskell See fewer	The Avenging Trail (1917)
Joseph W. Girard Lige Harlow Lige Harlow See fewer	Captain Midnight (1942)
William Courtleigh Jr. Steve Bassett Steve Bassett See fewer	Neal of the Navy (1915)
Charles Ogle The Dog Sled Driver The Dog Sled Driver See fewer	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
Jeanette Rutland Annie Annie See fewer	A Wife's Folly (1917)