The Passing of Hell’s Crown (1916)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Short, Western
Release: 1916-04-22
Director: Jacques Jaccard
Writers: W.B. Pearson
Language: None | English
Stars: Harry Carey , Olive Carey , G. Raymond Nye , Neal Hart , Hoot Gibson , Peggy Coudray
Runtime: 20 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Passing of Hell's Crown , The Passing of Hell's Crown (United States of America)
Plot: Hell's Crown, a town where law and order are as scarce as preachers, is ruled by "Chuck" Wells, a former gun man. He has a dupe in Blaze, the terror of the town, and holds him by keeping him well supplied with money. A sheriff is appointed at Carson City on account of the horse rustlers. On the sheriff's arrival at Hell's Crown he has a brush with Blaze and shows he isn't a man to be fooled with. Chuck seeing his power slipping from him, gets Blaze to run him off. Blaze starts out with that intent, but meets Rose, the sheriff's daughter. Old memories are recalled while Blaze is with her. The next day Chuck takes four men and corners the sheriff on the street. Blaze jumps to the sheriff's side as he falls wounded, and cleans up the town. He wings Chuck and Chuck's men quit. After the doctor has pronounced the sheriff out of danger, Rose is attracted to Blaze, and the story closes with the sheriff on the road to recovery, and Rose and Blaze the best of friends.
IMDB:tt0007157