The Night Riders (1916)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Short, Western
Release: 1916-04-01
Director: Jacques Jaccard
Writers: Jacques Jaccard
Language: None | English
Stars: Neal Hart , Olive Carey , William Steele , Joe Rickson , Peggy Coudray , Hoot Gibson , Harry Carey
Runtime: 20 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Night Riders (United States of America) , The Night Riders , Cavaleiros Noturnos (Brazil)
Plot: Jack Marston is the sheriff of a western town and Jennie, his sister, is postmistress and operator at the stage station. Among the inhabitants of the town is an Indian breed. An outcast from his own people, he is looked down upon by the race of his adoption, although his education has included a college course. The express company has posted a reward for the apprehension of one Apache Kid and his band of fellow robbers. The next night the band arrive in the town and hold up one of the main saloons. Peggy, a dance hall girl, takes the fancy of the leader, the Apache Kid, and he abducts her and takes her with them when they make their escape. After dividing the loot the band separates. The Kid takes Peggy and hides in the nearby hills. The sheriff and his party pursue the bandits, but lose them in the rocky canyons. The breed has accompanied the posse and wanders off alone to trace the bandits in his own way. The sheriff, too, becomes separated from his men and is seen by the Apache Kid. The bandit captures the sheriff and leaves a note to the posse, telling them to quit searching for the bandits and to bring him five thousand dollars under penalty of finding the sheriff shot full of holes. The posse, realizing the life of the sheriff is in danger, hurry back to the town to raise the money, but the bandits' haul has been such a large one that there is hardly five thousand dollars left in the town. Jennie wires to the nearest express office, telling them to send the money, and arranges relay horses so as to get the money before sunrise next morning. Next morning the Kid is awaiting the sunrise to see whether he kills the sheriff or not. Through an accident, the breed locates the hiding place and attacks the bandit. His superior strength prevails and the bandit is thrown over the cliff. Jennie has received the money, and accompanied by a posse, makes all haste to take the money to the Apache Kid. Her surprise and joy are unbounded when the party meet the breed, Peggy and the sheriff returning. They learn of the bandit's death and the bravery shown by the breed. The sheriff recalls his debt to the breed and regrets the humiliating remarks made to the latter when he had warned him to stay away from the girl. As the story ends, the girl finds her trust in the breed was justified and the others begin to look upon him with more respect and honor.
IMDB:tt0007128