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Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Broncho Billy Anderson (Gilbert M. Anderson) [Broncho Billy], Marguerite Clayton [Marion Rivers], Lloyd Ingraham [Old Man Rivers], Harry Todd [the bartender], Victor Potel [the druggist], Fred Church [the sheriff], Slim Padgett [the deputy], Frank Pementel [the stage driver], Harry Keenan [the minister], Stanley Sargent, True Boardman, Tom Crizer (Thomas J. Crizer), David Kirkland, Charles La Due, Edna Nash [a heavenly twin], Jack Roberts, Jack Woods [the man with a long beard}
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 27 September 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Through a kindly act Broncho Billy earns the deep gratitude of Marion Rivers, who presents him with a Bible. Not long afterwards, she comes upon him as he is about to hold up the stage, but at sight of the girl he is overwhelmed with shame and taking out the little Bible promises her that he will live honorably. In the meantime, Marion’s father holds up the stage at another point, and one of the stagecoach drivers, mounting a bareback pony, rides off for the sheriff. Broncho Billy sees Rivers get away with the money, and when he hears the sheriff and his men coming, for Marion’s sake he goes to warn her father. To shield him, he takes the bags of money and rides away with the men after him. He leaves the money at the mile post with a, note saying: “Sheriff: I’m through with Bear County, this stick-up was my last,” and rides across the border.
Survival status: Print exists in the George Eastman Museum film archive [35mm positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 1 July 2020.
References: Tarbox-Lost pp. 126, 262, 279 : Website-GEM; Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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