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  • The Range Detective (1912)
  • Short | Short, Western
The Range Detective (1912)
Short | Short, Western
Bandits terrorized the Great Horn ranch. They could not be apprehended by local authorities, apparently, so the. old sheriff called for help. The bandits flung themselves on a stage coach that morning, robbed the mail and divided the spoil...See moreBandits terrorized the Great Horn ranch. They could not be apprehended by local authorities, apparently, so the. old sheriff called for help. The bandits flung themselves on a stage coach that morning, robbed the mail and divided the spoil among themselves. One day a handsome, slim and dapper young man drove to the Great Horn ranch. He sold saddles, he said, and tried to induce the ranch owner to buy. Here he met Clara Williams, the ranch-owner's daughter, with whom he chatted about the recent hold-ups. Departing, he espied the ranch foreman, an evil-looking fellow, with several of his friends, take their horses and ride away. The casual observer would have been surprised to see the transformation that occurred as soon as the saddle-salesman found himself among the trees. Off came mustache and tight-fitting trousers and the next moment he appears as an ordinary ranch-hand in chaps and mounted on the back of his former buggy-horse. Following carefully, he saw the ranch foreman and his pals drive to a small hut. There he watched them distribute some recent spoil, and having satisfied himself drove back to the Great Horn ranch. He was chatting with Clara when they drove up and did not see the foreman open his satchel and disclose to view an ominous-looking star pinned to the shirt. Clara and the erstwhile saddle-salesman parted Clara going to the woods on an errand. Here she was suddenly seized by the foreman and his coterie, gagged, bound and thrown across a horse. Two minutes later the saddle-salesman found himself similarly tied and lying in the bush. Thus he lay when the old sheriff found him. Gathering a posse was but short work. Locating the outlaw gang in the little hut, they promptly gave battle and a desperate fight took place. It raged until the foreman was shot, and, without their leader, the outlaws surrendered. Then the saddle-salesman showed his star and soon discovered that Clara showed no preference for vocation. Written by Moving Picture World - April 13, 1912 See less
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Allan Dwan
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Apr 18, 1912 (United States)

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