The original bad boy redemption arc — 1914 edition. Hart's smolder invented the Western antihero.
After the bandit known as the Two-Gun Man Jim Stokes robs the stage, he is wounded in his flight from the scene. Recuperating at a ranch, he falls in love with a local settler's daughter. Now wishing to go straight, Stokes encounters trouble when the Sheriff-- not entirely incorruptible-- Catches wind of his location.
Acting
Hart's physical storytelling — no voice, all presence.
Direction
Barker's location shooting in California valleys.
Cinematography
Griffith alumnus Walter Pritchard's landscape compositions.
Director
Reginald Barker
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