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  • The Plucky Ranch Girl (1912)
  • Short | Short, Western
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The Plucky Ranch Girl (1912)
Short | Short, Western
Reduced to comparative poverty through unfortunate speculations, Fred Williams, accompanied by his wife and daughter, Doris, gather the remains of his meager belongings, and starts overland by wagon for the far west. Blessed with favorable...See moreReduced to comparative poverty through unfortunate speculations, Fred Williams, accompanied by his wife and daughter, Doris, gather the remains of his meager belongings, and starts overland by wagon for the far west. Blessed with favorable weather conditions and excellent roads, the little party reach a wild and remote section in western Arizona, where, finding a suitable spot for a resting-place, they pitch their camp for the night. It being near the hour for the evening meal, Doris goes in search of water, while her mother prepares the cooking utensils. The wildness of the surroundings makes her father somewhat solicitous, and he bids her be cautious, but she being a plucky western girl, points significantly to the "forty-four" suspended in its holster from her girdle, smiles at his fears and disappears in a grove of firs. Unknown to the little party, there was an Indian reservation not far distant and a number of redmen had surreptitiously smuggled in a generous supply of whiskey. All have been indulging freely, and in consequence are in a dangerous condition. One of their number, a chief of some importance, wanders away in his drunken stupor, and his steps are by chance led to where Doris is seen in the act of filling a vessel with water from a neighboring spring. Attracted by her beauty, and noting the solitude of the surroundings, he approaches her in a familiar manner, and endeavors to embrace her. She releases herself from his grasp, and with a well-directed blow knocks him down. Driven to frenzy he rises quickly, draws his knife and rushes toward her. She fires at him and he falls. Doris does not wait to learn how badly he is injured, but hastens to inform her parents of the circumstance. Fearful of the result, they immediately strike camp, and continue their journey. In the course of their travels they shortly meet a ranch owner, who offers Williams favorable inducements to settle on part of his land. He gladly accepts. Some time has passed since the shooting of the Indian by Doris, and the occurrence is almost forgotten by them, and the family has settled down to a peaceful and quiet existence. Doris has won the affection of the ranch boss, and they are shortly to be married. The renegade Indian has meanwhile recovered, and learning her whereabouts, in a spirit of revenge he gathers some of his followers about him and plans an attack on the Williams' house. The cowboys are quartered at some distance away, so that when the Indians surround the house, things look very dark for the family, but Doris's resourcefulness and pluck saves them. Under cover of the night she eludes the marauders, reaches the corral, mounts her pony, and after a thrilling ride through a shower of bullets, she returns with the cowboys, who ride with a wild dash to the rescue and after a blood-curdling battle, the Indians are annihilated. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Jun 17, 1912
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