The distant relative is a scheming woman who installs herself as the guardian of the two orphan girls and then tries to gain possession of their ranch. Cowboy friends of the orphan girls expose the schemer and her accomplice.
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J. Warren Kerrigan as Bob White
Pauline Bush as Marguerite Alcott - Bob's Sweetheart
Jack Richardson as The Bogus Long Lost Cousin
Jessalyn Van Trump as Pearl Alcott - Marguerite's Sister
Carl Morrison as Charley Wells - Pearl's Sweetheart
Louise Lester as The Distant Relative
Allan Dwan Director
United States 14 April 1912
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1912:
31 December 1912
This domestic comedy depicts a woman who stops her husband's gambling habit by having her cousin stage a fake police raid on the weekly poker game.
11 February 1912
The inimitable Billy Quirk needs a wife in order to inherit his vociferous western uncle's fortune. Billy borrows his friend's wife.
01 March 1912
When Indians attack a white settlement, a brave kidnaps a white baby to give to his wife as a replacement for their dead baby.
16 March 1912
The Rev. Frank Speakman has been to a rural congregation, and is entertained by the members. He is considered a fine catch matrimonially and the ladies set their caps for him.
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