The Lucky Shot (1910)

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy woman disowns her son for marrying a chorus singer. When her son is killed, his widow and child fall into poverty until the boy finds a hidden fortune by accident.

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What happens

The Lucky Shot is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The plot follows Jack Hunt, the son of a wealthy woman, who weds a chorus singer Nell Horsley. Jack's mother forgives the son's error, but rejects his wife. Then Jack is killed while on strike duty in the local militia and the Nell and her child struggle in poverty. Nell begs her mother-in-law for aid, but the woman is enraged and drops dead. Her property goes to the young boy who saves the financial future of the family by finding a hidden fortune with a lucky shot while playing 'Indian'. Released on July 12, 1910, the film received positive attention and saw an international release. The film is presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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