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The Prospectors
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Travers Vale

Cast: George Morgan, Louise Vale [the daughter], James A. Furey [the father]

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 16 July 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The old prospector dies and leaves his daughter alone in the uninhabited hills. Two other prospectors come, a young man and an older one. They meet the girl and the inevitable happens; they love her, the young man with a poor and noble love, the old man with the black primitive passion of desire. The older one tries to accomplish his purpose through treachery and cowardice, but he only meets a just death, while the manly youth and the courageous girl move on to the life of love and happiness.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 13 October 2023.

References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.

 
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