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  • The Circular Fence (1911)
  • Short | Short, Comedy, Drama
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The Circular Fence (1911)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

Jack Stevens, a young man from New York, is spending a short vacation at the Housetop I Ranch, owned by Mrs. Elliott, a widow. The cowboys treat him cordially and the widow's daughter, Elsie, is his constant companion. The boys start for ...See moreJack Stevens, a young man from New York, is spending a short vacation at the Housetop I Ranch, owned by Mrs. Elliott, a widow. The cowboys treat him cordially and the widow's daughter, Elsie, is his constant companion. The boys start for the round-up and Jack expresses a wish to Elsie to see this interesting phase of Western life. His opportunity comes some time later, when Mrs. Elliott asks him to take the money for the pay roll to the foreman at the round-up. En route, he passes through the town and sees a sign posted by the Sheriff, offering $5000 reward for the capture of Rattlesnake Ike, a dangerous bandit that has been terrorizing the ranchmen of the country. After a conversation with the sheriff, Jack is given a map of a short cut to the camp. He starts out again and follows a fence as indicated in the map. A half-hour later, he is back at his starting point. Puzzled, he places his handkerchief on a post near the gate and once more completes the circuit of the circular fence, coming back to the gate. He passes through the gate, making his way to a hut to study his map and get his bearings. Rattlesnake Ike, hidden among some rocks, sees the stranger pass, and follows him with the intention of robbing him. Jack arrives at the hut, and hanging his gun on his saddle, gets his pack and starts to open it. Rattlesnake Ike comes up and engages him in conversation. Jack asks him the way to the round-up, explaining that he has the pay roll. Ike covers him with his gun, and robbing him of the money and map, escapes on Jack's horse. He rides back over the trail and inadvertently gets inside the circular fence. Like his predecessor, he makes the circuit of the fence, coming back to his starting point. He hangs Jack's gun on the gate and starts out again. Jack, making his way back over the trail on foot, finds the gun hanging on the gate, and securing it, conceals himself, knowing that when Ike has completed the circuit, he will surely pass the place again. Twenty minutes later he holds up the thief and recovers the money. He then forces Rattlesnake Ike to enter the noose of the lasso and starts for town at a brisk trot and Ike is compelled to follow. When Jack arrives in town he turns over his prisoner to the sheriff, and is much surprised to learn that his erstwhile bandit is the notorious Rattlesnake Ike and that he has earned the $5,000 reward. Elsie Elliott is very much pleased with his exploit, and agrees to become Mrs. Jack Stevens. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Sep 25, 1911

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Sep 25, 1911 (United States)

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6 cast members
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J. Warren Kerrigan
Jack Stevens - the Easterner Jack Stevens - the Easterner   See fewer
Pauline Bush
Elsie Elliott Elsie Elliott   See fewer
Jack Richardson
Rattlesnake Ike Rattlesnake Ike   See fewer
Louise Lester
Mrs. Elliott Mrs. Elliott   See fewer
Chick Morrison
Sheriff Sheriff   See fewer
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