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Across the Desert
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Burton L. King

Cast: Robyn Adair [Marsh, a mountaineer], Leo Pierson [Hooper], Eugenie Forde [Bess]

The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by [?] V-L-S-E, Incorporated, or The General Film Company, Incorporated? / Produced by William N. Selig. [?] From a screen story by Frank M. Willis (F. McGrew Willis)? / Released [?] 18 or 22? May 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Western.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Bess receives a message from across the desert from her sister Madge, asking her to bring a wagon and horses and rescue her sister and baby and the gold. Marsh, the mountaineer, accompanies her, and Hooper, another suitor is angered. In the meantime, Bess’s sister dies and Marsh entering, takes the bags of gold. With the baby, Marsh and Bess drive away. Later, the horses run away and Bess and Marsh are left on the desert. Hooper finds the horses. He goes to the rescue and finds Bess. She tells him of the baby. Marsh, meantime, conscience-stricken, has recovered the child, but dies from exhaustion. Hooper finds the dead body and the baby. He returns the child to Bess, and she, later, shows her gratitude.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 15 August 2023.

References: Braff-Short n. 88 : Website-IMDb.

 
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