Synopsis
"Bat" Peters, reformed gunfighter turned prospector, travels to Chicago to collect on a business deal with a mine promoter who turns out to be crooked.
Movie Information
- Director
- William H. Clifford
- Writers
- J.G. Hawks, Thomas H. Ince, A.R. Johnson
- Release Year
- 1915
- Runtime
- 23 minutes
- Genre
- Action, Western
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
William S. Hart
'Bat' Peters
Clara Williams
May Dawson
John Davidson
John Folsom
Fanny Midgley
Mrs. Dawson
Gertrude Claire
Mother Grady - Holds May prisoner
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