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Blood Is Thicker Than Water (1912)
Short | Short, Drama

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Blood Is Thicker Than Water (1912)

Short | Short, Drama

A gambler in the Northwest is in love with the sister of one of Canada's police. The brother knowing of the wickedness of the gambler, warns his sister to have nothing to do with him and to give her love to a young ranchman, whose only ...See moreA gambler in the Northwest is in love with the sister of one of Canada's police. The brother knowing of the wickedness of the gambler, warns his sister to have nothing to do with him and to give her love to a young ranchman, whose only fault is a tendency to drink. The sister, despite warnings, clings to her gambler lover. A game of poker is in progress in a saloon frequented by lumbermen of the locality. The gambler in desperation secretes cards in his boot and is detected by the young ranchman. A fight follows. The gambler makes his escape and in doing so wounds the young ranchman. The officer on his daily duty hears the shot, gallops to the scene, is told the story of the cheating, the shooting and escape and starts in pursuit. The gambler, being weakened from loss of blood from a wound inflicted as he gets away on his horse, falls almost at the door of the home of the policeman and his sister. The sister, hearing the call, hastens out and assists the gambler into the house, in the meantime the policeman, following in close pursuit, finds the riderless horse in front of his home and conjectures that the gambler has entered. The sister hearing hoof beats looks out of the window and seeing her brother, hides the gambler in an ante-room. The brother enters, a stirring scene is enacted. By a trick the gambler escapes, mounts his horse and is away, the policeman again being in close pursuit. Try as the gambler will his relentless pursuer he cannot evade. He abandons his horse and, driven to the bank of the river, he tries to swim to the opposite shore and in so doing drowns. The officer arrives on the scene, and sees the death of the scoundrel. He rides back to his home and finds his sister in the arms of the young ranchman, who had been sent to look after her by her brother. The young lovers are reunited. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
King Baggot Officer of the Northwest Mounted Police Officer of the Northwest Mounted Police See fewer	Jim Webb, Senator (1914)
Violet Horner The Officer's Sister The Officer's Sister See fewer	Lena Rivers (II) (1914)
William Robert Daly The Gambler The Gambler See fewer	Forgiven; or, the Jack of Diamonds (1914)
Arthur Morrison Arthur - The Rival Suitor (unconfirmed) Arthur - The Rival Suitor (unconfirmed) See fewer	Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)