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Cowboy Versus Tenderfoot
Also known as [Cowboy vs. Tenderfoot] : {The Cowboy vs. the Tenderfoot}
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by [?] Gaston Méliès and/or Robert Goodman?
Cast: William Clifford [Dick Ford, the tenderfoot], Mildred Bracken [Triss Dawson], Henry Stanley [Old Dawson, Triss’ father], [?] Francis Ford?
G. Méliès production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Gaston Méliès. / Released 1 February 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [From Méliès promotional materials] Dick is but newly arrived in the West. He and Jose both love Triss Dawson madly. It is not known which of the two Triss and her father favor. Soon Mr. Dawson is found dead, clasping part of a note of warning signed by Dick. Logically all eyes turn to Dick as a murderer, and Jose, even knowing certain facts, allows them to believe so. But neither rival is a murderer, and therein lies a story brimming with thrill and unexpected situations from start to finish. // [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Dick Ford, a young easterner, just arriving in the west, is introduced by Dawson to the latter’s daughter, Triss, in whose eyes he meets with great favor. But he has a treacherous rival in Jose, a cowboy, whose suit, however, is not at all favored by Triss. Matters come to a stage where action is necessary, so Dick writes Jose, giving him warning that if he comes between him and Triss, “one of us will be killed.” Jose cunningly communicates the threat to Mr. Dawson, but the shock, instead of having the desired effect, causes apoplexy and proves fatal. Jose flees, leaving the torn note behind. The sheriff arrives to find part of the note, containing the words, “one of us will be killed,” and signed “Dick Ford,” and circumstances would seem to be very strong against Triss’ lover. He is jailed. Not satisfied with even this revenge, Jose and his friends storm the jail and drag Dick to be lynched. Meantime, however, Triss finds the other half of the note, addressed to Jose, and the real story is divulged. In a race against death, she and the sheriff come upon the lynching party in time to save Dick and mete out justice to the worst of villains.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 27 May 2024.
References: Thompson-Star p. 231 : ClasIm-226 p. 55 : Website-IMDb.
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