Synopsis
After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.
Movie Information
- Director
- Edwin S. Porter
- Writers
- Edwin S. Porter
- Release Year
- 1903
- Runtime
- 12 minutes
- Genre
- Western, Crime, Action, Adventure
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (722 votes)
Top Cast
Gilbert M. Anderson
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
John Manus Dougherty Sr.
Bandit (uncredited)
Frank Hanaway
Bandit (uncredited)
Adam Charles Hayman
Bandit (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Trainman / Bandit (uncredited)
Marie Murray
Dance-Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Snow
Little Girl (uncredited)
A.C. Abadie
Sheriff (uncredited)
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