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How It Happened
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by William Duncan
Cast: William Duncan [Honest Dan Ryan], Myrtle Stedman [Grace Daniels], Lester Cuneo [Pete Daniels], Tom Mix, Old Blue the horse
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by William Duncan. Scenario by William Duncan. / © 31 January 1913 by The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated [LU325]. Released 6 February 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Honest Dan Ryan is in love with Grace Daniels, the daughter of a drunken saloonist. This unworthy threatens to shoot Dan on sight if he continues his attentions to his daughter, the young woman, intent upon keeping the peace and saving her lover, empties her father’s gun, but carelessly throws the cartridges into the stove. When the old man lights the fire he gets a bullet for his pains and the blame is laid at Dan’s door. He escapes the avenging posse and eventually marries the girl.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 22 February 1913, page ?] A well-thought-out story, with interesting Western atmosphere, written and produced by William Duncan. It shows how it happened that the heroine’s drunken father was shot and how her lover came to be suspected of an attempted murder. There’s a slow chase about a well pictured country, and the man, eluding his pursuers, proves himself innocent. It makes a fair story, which is kept clear and interested a large audience. W. Duncan, Myrtle Stedman and Lester Cunio are the chief characters.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Horses
Listing updated: 12 February 2024.
References: Lahue-Selig p. 134; Norris-Mix p. 113 : Website-IMDb.
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