The World Against Him
The World Against Him
1916
Drama
Synopsis
Cowboy Mark West lives on a ranch with his sister Mary, who suffers from a serious spinal disorder. Flighty East Coast socialite Violet Ridgeway flirts with Mark while vacationing at the ranch but returns to her fiancée, Dr. Welsh, when she leaves. Mark has been working hard to earn money for an operation Mary, which Doctor Welsh and Doctor Boyd agree to perform without telling him how dangerous it is. When Mary dies Mark receives a letter detailing the doctor’s risk-taking, filled with vengeance Mark kills Boyd, but Welsh flees to safety. Mark is imprisoned, but Violet convinces him to marry her, satisfying a stipulation in her late aunt's will. Mark escapes taking Welsh and Violet hostage. They are set upon by a villain and in the confrontation Welsh’s cowardly act shows Violet Mark’s true worth and the pair escapes to freedom across the Canadian border.
Credits
Director
Frank Hall Crane
Cast
E.K. Lincoln as Mark West
Edward Borein as Ben Ridgers
Frederick Truesdell as Dr. Samuel Boyd
John St. Polis as Dr. Hamilton Welsh
Julia Stuart as Mrs. Cranby
June Elvidge as Violet Ridgeway
Nicholas Dunaew as Peblo
Ruth Findlay as Ruth West
Scar Face as Self
Viola Benton as Vivian Gould
Crew
Sol Polito (Director of Photography)
William A. Brady (Presenter)
A.B. Himes (Scenario Writer)
Original Poster
The World Against Him - Original Poster
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