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  • The Rim of the Desert (1915)
  • Short | Short, Western
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The Rim of the Desert (1915)
Short | Short, Western
The Brute runs a liquor joint on the rim of the desert. He also runs everyone who enters there and abuses The Woman. One day, on his way across the desert, the Man happens in. He joins the crowd in a game of draw poker and cleans up. The ...See moreThe Brute runs a liquor joint on the rim of the desert. He also runs everyone who enters there and abuses The Woman. One day, on his way across the desert, the Man happens in. He joins the crowd in a game of draw poker and cleans up. The Brute watches, and then sits in, hoping to frighten the Man into losing his nerve. But the Man's nerve is the product of many a year's tempering, and he sits tight. The Brute loses everything, when suddenly the Man catches sight of the Woman. He offers to stake his all on her and they play. The Man has four of a kind. The Brute has a gun. But he's not quick enough on the draw, and the Man "covers" him as he backs out with the Woman. Out into the night they go on their way across the desert, the Woman trudging silently beside her new master. They pitch camp for the night. The Brute has followed, maddened to fury at having been beaten. He attacks the Man as the latter lies sleeping and only leaves off when he feels assured his score is settled. He wanders off in search of the Woman, but cannot find her. On and on wanders the Brute, and when day breaks and the sun comes up in all its scorching white heat he knows he is lost in the desert. His deranged mind pictures a cool stream in the hot sands and he starts for it with hands outstretched. He dips his hands into the smiling waters and is about to bathe his swollen tongue when the mirage fades, and through his eager fingers there flows naught but sand. The Woman nurses the Man back to health, and learns quickly the difference between Force and Strength. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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E.D. Horkheimer | H.M. Horkheimer
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Updated Jun 28, 1915
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Jun 28, 1915 (United States)

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