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How Betty Made Good (1913)

Short | 11 min | Short, Drama

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Blithesome Betty concludes that farming is pretty hard work for a girl all alone in the world and rides to town on a fine Kentucky thoroughbred to look up employment. The proprietor of the "General Store" is in bad health and desires to ...See moreBlithesome Betty concludes that farming is pretty hard work for a girl all alone in the world and rides to town on a fine Kentucky thoroughbred to look up employment. The proprietor of the "General Store" is in bad health and desires to live in the country. He meets Betty and offers to trade his store for her horse, and she accepts his proposition. The next day a bunch of drunken cattle punchers are "irrigating" at the saloon next door, when one of them carelessly lets off his gun at a card on the wall, and the bullet passes through, barely missing Betty. She goes immediately into the saloon to remonstrate. Some of the drunkards insult her, but Jim, the one who fired the shot, protects her and promptly falls in love with her. Later she tells him that if he will stop drinking, she will give him a job. He accepts and she puts him in charge of her quarter section. After a year of good behavior, Jim prevails upon Betty to marry him. His old friends prepare a surprise feast for the happy couple when they return from the minister's house and so the dinner is ready and all hands are in for a good time. As they are lifting their glasses of "Ohio champagne" to drink to the bride, Jim says oracularly, "Boys, if you want to drink to the health of Mrs. Jim, you'll shore have to drink water." Later, Jim buys back the horse that was the means of bringing about their happiness. So Betty made good, likewise Jim. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Lester Cuneo Jim - the Cowboy Jim - the Cowboy See fewer	Members only	The Means and the End (1914)
Myrtle Stedman Blithesome Betty Blithesome Betty See fewer	Members only	The Silver Horde (1920)
Tom Mix The Foreman The Foreman See fewer	Members only	Destry Rides Again (1932)
Rex De Rosselli The Storekeeper The Storekeeper See fewer	Members only	Rescued by Wireless (1914)
Howard Farrell The Minister The Minister See fewer	Members only	Pals in Blue (1915)
Victor Frith Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	The Escape of Jim Dolan (1913)
Old Blue The Foreman's Horse (uncredited) The Foreman's Horse (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Outlaw Reward (1912)