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.
Watch the official The Distant Relative 1912 trailer in HD below.
Sorry, we can't find the movie trailer you're looking for.
Either a trailer for this movie has not been released yet, or it was removed following a request from the copyright holder.
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:
23 December 1912
Robert Ffolliott is a young Irish lad who is done out of his land and sent off to a penal colony in Australia following false accusations by the greedy Kinchella.
26 December 1912
A comedy in which a man secretly has his pustules removed. His secrecy leads his wife to believe that he is cheating.
08 October 1912
Everything is arranged by Dick and his college chums to have their sweethearts from the city, with their chaperone, visit them to spend the day.
01 November 1912
In an effort to secure a promised inheritance, Onésime invents a time machine that speeds up activity on earth, hyper-animates men and machines, and telescopes the human life-cycle.
14 October 1912
Veteran Warner and old gardener Burns vie for the hand of Widow Simpson, and the gardener steals the former's uniform and joins in the ranks of a parade, pursued by his rival.
19 July 1912
Alice Durand, after weeks of discouragement, reads the following advertisement in the New York Herald: "Governess wanted.
16 August 1912
Max is doing the Tango with Miss Leonora in a Berlin night club. Being impressed by the performance a german Baron asks him to give his family a dancing lesson.
Have you watched The Distant Relative yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1912 American Film Manufacturing Company.