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The Man Who Dared (1913)
Short | Short, Drama

The Man Who Dared (1913)

Short | Short, Drama

Jack Stone was wanted, or, at least under suspicion, as a maker of illicit whiskey, but he bad an inner feeling that, above all else, he should protect the rights of his sister and force, if necessary, her husband to a fair and proper ...See moreJack Stone was wanted, or, at least under suspicion, as a maker of illicit whiskey, but he bad an inner feeling that, above all else, he should protect the rights of his sister and force, if necessary, her husband to a fair and proper treatment of her. There was to be a dance that night in the settlement and Jack Stone intended to go. He knew that Sergeant Smith, of the R.M.P., the husband of his sister, Julia, had been making secret love to Tess of the Hills. While under suspicion, there was no absolute evidence against Jack, and consequently, the police were unable to place him under arrest when he appeared at the ball. Here he made love to the beautiful Tess and she willingly received his attention. Jack left the dance with Tess. Later, Stone and Tess were accosted in the forest by Sergeant Smith. On his return to headquarters Smith found an order, instructing him to proceed at once to collect evidence against the illicit whiskey sellers. He immediately set out with an attachment of mounted police to search the home of his brother-in-law, but the word of warning came to Stone in time and the casks of liquor were quickly hurled into the cellar of the cabin, where they were set on fire by an overturned lamp, purposely thrown by the fleeing Stone. The troopers arrived to find the house in flames. They endeavor to enter the house, but are driven back by the flames, and fortunately for them, since the entire cabin is wrecked almost instantly afterwards by a terrific explosion. Stone took to the trail, which led up into the wilderness, and Sergeant Smith felt that he now had some hold on this man, whom he considered his rival for the affections of Tess. So began a chase of man after man. It was a long, rough, desolate way through those wild northwest hills, and both men were badly exhausted before the first day ended. Stone, who finds his brother-in-law, the R.M.P. Sergeant, lying exhausted and almost dead from exposure, is touched by the sight of this strong man lying there absolutely helpless. He forgets his wrath and his manhood asserts itself to the extent that he takes Smith into his arms and nurses him through the night. In the morning, the Sergeant, revived by his pursuer, awakens with a start. Upon realizing his position, he reaches for his gun, but it has been taken from him, He refuses to listen to Stone and demands that he be given his revolver. Upon Stone's suggestion, they decide to fight out their battle as two strong men. The two, there alone in that great desolate wilderness, pace for their distances and fire. Both are wounded, but Jack is able to drag himself to the home of his sister. He tells her what has happened and she rushes into the hills to the assistance of her husband. Help is secured when she fires three shots from her husband's revolver and the injured man is carried home. Here they find Stone dying, with the beautiful Tess attempting to minister to him, but Stone has played his part, and be now rebukes the little coquette who has caused the estrangement between his sister and the mounted police officer. She learns now that his attentions to her, his daring entrance into the dance hall in the midst of the police, who were only too anxious to arrest him, had only been for the purpose of bringing Smith to a realization of the terrible wrong he was doing his wife. The tragic death of Stone was not in vain. Smith realizes the worthlessness of the woman for whom he had thought he cared and then and there, he resolves that never again would he besmirch the honor of the uniform he wore. Smith and his wife are reunited at the death-bed of the outlaw, Stone. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Barbara Tennant Tess of the Hills Tess of the Hills See fewer	The Infidel (1922)
Frederick Truesdell Sergeant Harry Smith, Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman (as Fred C. Truesdell) Sergeant Harry Smith, Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman (as Fred C. Truesdell) See fewer	Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915)
Julia Stuart Julia Smith, RCMP's Wife Julia Smith, RCMP's Wife See fewer	Life's Whirlpool (1916)
Jack W. Johnston Jack Stone, RCMP's Wife's Brother (as J.W. Johnston) Jack Stone, RCMP's Wife's Brother (as J.W. Johnston) See fewer	The Land of Promise (1917)
Alec B. Francis Corporal Jones, Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman Corporal Jones, Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman See fewer	Oliver Twist (1933)