Underplayed Gems

The Crazy Prospector (1913)

The Crazy Prospector poster
Directed by
Broncho Billy Anderson
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
11 min
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman asks Broncho Billy to help protect her father's gold claim. Billy races across rough terrain and holds off other men with his stagecoach while the woman files the paperwork. The prospector's mine is saved and Billy wins her hand.

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What happens

The Crazy Prospector è un cortometraggio muto del 1913 interpretato e diretto da Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson. Harriet Harlan chiede aiuto a Broncho Billy per salvare i diritti minerari di suo padre John che, dopo aver accidentalmente scoperto una vena d'oro, ha raccontato a tutto il paese della sua miniera prima di procurarsi i documenti comprovanti la proprietà. Billy guida la sua diligenza spronando i cavalli in mezzo agli acquitrini, le rocce e le paludi. Giunto sul posto, lo picchetta e Harriet, preso uno dei cavalli, ritorna in città per formalizzare l'acquisizione. Con i documenti, la ragazza torna indietro mentre Billy ferma l'arrivo degli uomini bloccando l'accesso con la diligenza. La miniera del vecchio cercatore pazzo è salva e Billy ottiene per premio la mano di Harriet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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