Broncho Billy and his brother are both in love with the same girl, but she decides to marry Broncho's brother. One Sunday morning an outlaw creates a panic in the church by "shooting up" the place. The sheriff, who is the girl's father, is shot when he attempts to arrest the outlaw. Broncho's brother is offered the sheriff's star, but is afraid to take it.
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Gilbert M. Anderson as Broncho Billy
Lloyd Bacon as Billy's Brother
Marguerite Clayton as Billy's Sweetheart
Harry Todd as The Sheriff
Lee Willard as The Outlaw
United States 29 October 1915
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