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Kate Nelson, a girl miner who has been working a claim in the mountains, runs into the office of the frontier hotel with the tidings that she has at last struck paydirt, showing a bag of ... See full summary
Kate Nelson, a girl miner who has been working a claim in the mountains, runs into the office of the frontier hotel with the tidings that she has at last struck paydirt, showing a bag of valuable nuggets to admiring friends. Having just returned from the appraiser's office, and it being late, she puts up at the hotel for the night. In the office at Kate's arrival there is a Mexican woman who has just lost her money at Faro. At sight of Kate's gold she becomes desperate and at once plans to secure it. Kate is shown to a room, and is soon asleep with the bag of yellow nuggets reposing under her pillow. Suddenly the face of the Mexican woman is seen at the window, and she has little trouble in forcing it open. Her intrusion awakens Kate, but she overpowers her and gains the gold in the struggle. Kate manages to fire her revolver, with a view to bring aid, but all too late, for the thief makes good her escape, leaving behind on the door an incriminating mantilla, which discovers the ...

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    • Author: Ghile
    The 33 year old Griffith was well on his way using close-ups and crosscutting in this film. By this stage he had created the discipline of editing for all subsequent editors (like George Tomasini - North by Northwest) to follow.
  • Credited cast:
    Florence Lawrence Florence Lawrence - The Red Girl
    Charles Inslee Charles Inslee - The Red Girl's Husband
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Linda Arvidson Linda Arvidson - Woman in Second Bar
    Clara T. Bracy Clara T. Bracy
    George Gebhardt George Gebhardt - Indian / Man in First Bar / Man in Second Bar
    D.W. Griffith D.W. Griffith - Man on Footpath
    Arthur V. Johnson Arthur V. Johnson
    Anthony O'Sullivan Anthony O'Sullivan
    Mack Sennett Mack Sennett - Man in First Bar / Man in Second Bar
    Harry Solter Harry Solter - Bartender
    Marion Sunshine Marion Sunshine
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