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Francis Ford (left) and William Clifford (right).
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Jack Mason’s Last Deal
(1911) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by [?] William F. Haddock?
Cast: William Clifford [Jack Mason, a gambler], Edith Storey [Ruth Watson, the prospector’s daughter], Francis Ford [Jim Saunders, a sneak], Henry Stanley [Old Watson, the prospector], Minnie Storey [Texas Nell]
G. Méliès production, distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Gaston Méliès. Cinematography by [?] William Paley? / Released 13 April 1911. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Old Watson the prospector is the proud owner of a mine and a daughter, Ruth, but when Jack Mason, the gambler, comes to town and opens a faro game, Old Watson loses all his money and mortgages this mine to Jim Sanders, a sneak. Ruth Watson accidentally meets Jack Mason and, now knowing his business, she falls in love with him, and Jack, who has a big vein of genuine manhood in his character, loves the trusting little western girl in return. Finally, Old Watson comes home with ruin staring him in the face. He has lost his last dollar. About the same time Jack Mason decides to call of Ruth and is surprised to find that she is the daughter of the old fellow who has been his easy victim. Ruth learns that Mason is a gambler, and refusing to accept the return of any of the money he has won, and sends him from the house. Mason induces Watson to come once more to his gambling resort and, quietly loses to him all he had ever won and more, and decides to leave the country forever. Now Texas Nell, a derelict, loves Mason, but, knowing his good heart, does not consider herself worthy of him. She knows that Mason’s love for Ruth is genuine, and, castaway that she is, she resolves that the affair shall not go wrong. At a critical moment she works things out in her own particular way, and at length two happy hearts brighten the monotony of the little town of Lariat.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 26 May 2024.
References: Thompson-Star pp. 177-178, 229 : ClasIm-226 p. 55 : Website-IMDb.
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