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Three Bad Men and a Girl
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Francis Ford
Cast: Francis Ford [Joe], Grace Cunard [Grace], Jack Ford (John Ford) [Jim], Major Paleolagus [Shorty], Lewis Short (Lew Short) [the sheriff], E.J. Denecke (Ervin Denecke) [the sheriff’s assistant]
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Universal-101 Bison]. / Scenario by Grace Cunard. / Released 20 February 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy-Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The girl is traveling by stage coach to a Western town. The coach is held up and robbed by three desperadoes who make away with the cash of the passengers. When the stage arrives in town, the news spreads concerning the hold up. A reward sign is posted for the three bad men, dead or alive. Three pals, Joe, Jim and Shorty, arrive in town and go up to the saloon, where they are very much surprised to see the consternation which seizes all present. The occupants of the saloon rush out leaving the three friends alone. They notice the reward sign posted for the three bad men and conclude that as the description given in the sign reads, “Two tall and one short” that the townspeople have evidently mistaken them for the three bad men. Exciting moments follow. The sheriff is told of the arrival of the three supposed desperadoes and after many exciting experiences the three are corralled and captured. The girl, who has been the only one who has had nerve enough to approach the three men, is convinced of their innocence and is very much pleased with Joe. She asks the sheriff for mercy, and the three, safely captured, are disarmed and told to leave town. They run across the real three bad men and capture them. The girl has been captured and taken to a Mexican settlement and she, too, is rescued in turn upon which the three pals are heralded as the heroes of the town and receive the advertised reward. Joe, who has found the way to the heart of the girl, we are left to understand will shortly become her husband.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Cowboys - Criminals: Outlaws - Weapons: Guns
Listing updated: 11 September 2023.
References: Braff-Short n. 22576; Braff-Universal n. 8098; Edmonds-BigU pp. 51-52, 72; Gallagher-Ford p. 260; Sinclair-Ford p. 229 : ClasIm-224 p. 43 : Website-IMDb.
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