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  • The Deserted Shaft (1912)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Deserted Shaft (1912)
Short | Short, Drama
Frank Davis is the favored suitor for the hand of Lottie Maxwell, to the discomfiture of Edgar Perry. Both men are employed by a construction company. There is an opening scene of Perry proposing marriage to the girl and her refusal. She ...See moreFrank Davis is the favored suitor for the hand of Lottie Maxwell, to the discomfiture of Edgar Perry. Both men are employed by a construction company. There is an opening scene of Perry proposing marriage to the girl and her refusal. She meets Davis, and they plight their troth, going to his mother for her blessing, which is given, and they are happy. Davis is entrusted with the pay-roll, to carry to the camp, and, placing the money inside his shirt, he hastens away. Perry is piqued and bent on revenge. He meets Davis near a deserted mine shaft and the two have a war of words, terminating in a personal encounter, in which Davis is worsted and hurled into the shaft. The men wait at the camp for their regular pay, which is not forthcoming. They visit the offices and the management, in surprise tells them the money was entrusted to the care of Davis. The delegation visits the home of the mother and she informs them her son has not been home. There can be but one solution to the problem; the young man has stolen the money and decamped. There is a reward offered for his arrest and he is regarded as a fugitive from justice. Perry reads the placard and is astonished. He goes to the mother and confesses his crime in the presence of the sweetheart. The women lose no time in running to the abandoned shaft and find Davis, still alive, although almost dead from his long exposure in the water. The assistance of the surveyors is sought, and a quick rescue is made. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Carl Laemmle
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Updated Jan 15, 1912
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Jan 15, 1912 (United States)

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