The sheriff lives with his sister, and is engaged in running down an unknown bandit who has been quite active in the district. It develops that Jim Brown, a poor miner, who has lost his wife and is in straitened circumstances, has become embittered at the world and is the bandit, living alone with his little boy, Tom.
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George Gebhardt as The Sheriff
Mrs. George Gebhardt as The Sheriff's Sister
J. Barney Sherry as Jim Brown - the Bandit
Frank Montgomery Director
United States 16 October 1912
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08 June 1912
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02 September 1912
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28 August 1912
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06 November 1912
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19 September 1912
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14 March 1912
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23 December 1912
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