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The Kidnapped Bride (1917)
Short | Short, Drama

The Kidnapped Bride (1917)

Short | Short, Drama

Ruth, a child of three, is taken with her little brother to the beach. She strays away, follows a dog into a boat, and is cast ashore on an island, where there are extensive sheep ranches. A gang of outlaws make their headquarters there, ...See moreRuth, a child of three, is taken with her little brother to the beach. She strays away, follows a dog into a boat, and is cast ashore on an island, where there are extensive sheep ranches. A gang of outlaws make their headquarters there, and take the child to their cave. They find her picture pinned into her sash. The outlaws set out for the mainland, except one, who remains to take care of the child. The Hardings think that she is drowned. Ranchman Martin heads a party to round up the outlaws. The one who remained is shot and killed, and Martin finds Ruth and takes her home to his wife. Fifteen years pass. Martin has legally adopted Ruth, and she thinks herself his daughter. She loves Jack Morgan, the son of a neighboring rancher, who has incurred the dislike of Martin, who warns the young man several times to stay away from his child, but the two meet frequently in secret. Martin has struck oil on his property and has interested some capitalists, of whom Harding is one. Harding comes to investigate the strike, accompanied by his son, Richard, a rather irresponsible young man. He makes Martin an offer, which Martin at first does not care to accept. The Hardings decide to stay several days and give him time to change his mind. Richard sees Ruth and is struck by her beauty. But Ruth distrusts him. At the end of a week Harding has persuaded Martin to sell, and to accompany him to the city to conclude the deal. Martin insists upon Ruth's going, too, as he has found her with Jack and wants to break up the intimacy. She sends word to Jack that she is being taken to the city against her will. Jack thinks that she is to be forced into a marriage with young Harding. He suggests that he and the boys hold up the special and rescue Ruth. They carry out their plan, and Ruth and Jack decide to be married at once. Martin, with Harding and his son, determine to get Jack, and they return to the ranch. Jack and Ruth, with the cowboys, arrive, and the marriage is disclosed. Martin is furious and tells Jack that Ruth is not his daughter and never was, that she is the child of a sheep-stealing outlaw. He asks his wife to bring the picture that was found on her. Harding recognizes it as his lost child. He claims Ruth as his daughter, and announces to Martin that he will double the price of the oil land and then give it to Jack for a wedding present. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Marie Walcamp Ruth Ruth See fewer	Tongues of Flame (1918)
Lee Hill Jack Morgan Jack Morgan See fewer	The Hawk and the Hermit (1915)
Edwin Wallock Richard Harding Sr. (as E.N. Wallack) Richard Harding Sr. (as E.N. Wallack) See fewer	Tammany's Tiger (1916)
Lois White Ruth - as a Child Ruth - as a Child See fewer	The Kidnapped Bride (1917)
Lee Shumway Richard Harding Jr. (as Leon C. Shumway) Richard Harding Jr. (as Leon C. Shumway) See fewer	Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)
Mark Fenton Rancher Martin Rancher Martin See fewer	The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)