Western saloon and gambling hall proprietors William S. Hart (as "Keno" Bates) and Herschel Mayall (as "Wind River") are robbed, at gunpoint, by Gordon Mullen (as Jim Maitland), after he loses his last cent gambling with Mr. Hart. Hart and Mr. Mayall track Mr. Mullen down, and Hart shoots him dead. On Mullen's body, Hart finds a note announcing the arrival of the deceased's sister, Margaret Thompson (as Doris Maitland). Meeting her stagecoach, Hart feels responsible for the innocent and attractive Ms. Thompson; he tells her Mullen was more honorably "killed in a mine accident." Moreover, Keno turns his cabin over to Thompson, saying it belonged to her brother. Romance blossoms; then, jealous saloon dancer Louise Glaum (as Anita) threatens to expose "Keno Bates, Liar".
Reissued as "The Last Card", this Thomas H. Ince production features a "catfight" between Hart's rivaling women. Regular character player Mayall has a featured role. The shooting of Mullen features some good camera-work; and, he's a more complex than the usual "villain", since Hart (presumably) hustled the man's money from him. And, Thompson has an amazingly bad aim, unless she intended to only wound her target.
***** Keno Bates, Liar (8/27/15) William S. Hart ~ William S. Hart, Herschel Mayall, Margaret Thompson
Reissued as "The Last Card", this Thomas H. Ince production features a "catfight" between Hart's rivaling women. Regular character player Mayall has a featured role. The shooting of Mullen features some good camera-work; and, he's a more complex than the usual "villain", since Hart (presumably) hustled the man's money from him. And, Thompson has an amazingly bad aim, unless she intended to only wound her target.
***** Keno Bates, Liar (8/27/15) William S. Hart ~ William S. Hart, Herschel Mayall, Margaret Thompson