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The Wagon of Death (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Wagon of Death (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Bob Reynolds, a driver for a nitro-glycerin wagon at the oil wells, is much mortified by the conduct of his younger brother Paul who is dissipated. Through Bob's fiancée and his own innate decency. Paul reforms and takes a job at the oil ...See moreBob Reynolds, a driver for a nitro-glycerin wagon at the oil wells, is much mortified by the conduct of his younger brother Paul who is dissipated. Through Bob's fiancée and his own innate decency. Paul reforms and takes a job at the oil wells with Bob and falls hopelessly in love with Bob's sweetheart, Nell. Bill Evans, a bad man and formerly one of Paul's cronies, resents his reform and later insults Nell, being well beaten up by Paul for his pains. Later Evans holds up Nell's father as he and Nell are carrying the payroll over the hills to the wells, but Paul rescues them. Bill afterwards returns to wreak vengeance on Paul, but seeing Paul's great love for his brother, decides he will revenge himself on Paul through his brother and plans a terrible death for Bob. His scheme is to frighten the team of Bob's wagon, so that they will run away and kill Bob, but before he can consummate his terrible purpose he gets drunk, asks a ride from Bob, is refused and they fight, Bob being thrown off into the load. The horses, frightened, run madly down the hill with the drunken Bill on the seat. Paul, up in the hills, sees the runaway with whom he thinks is his brother on the seat. At the foot of the long hill he sees Nell driving slowly up the hill blissfully unconscious of the terrible wagon of death dashing toward her. Choosing between death for his beloved brother and the girl he loves, Paul chooses death for the brother and shoots at the wagon, the concussion of the shot blowing it to bits. Believing he has killed his brother, he leaves a note for Nell telling her of the circumstances and prepares to flee the town, but en route meets his brother, safe and sound, and all is serene. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Bob Burns Bob Reynolds (as Robert Burns) Bob Reynolds (as Robert Burns) See fewer	Jus' Travlin' (1925)
Billie West Nell - Bob's Sweetheart Nell - Bob's Sweetheart See fewer	The Wolf Man (1915)
Vester Pegg Bill Evans Bill Evans See fewer	Bare Fists (1919)
Fred Burns Paul Reynolds Paul Reynolds See fewer	The California Mail (1929)