The Man from the East

The Man from the East
Directed byTom Mix
Written byTom Mix
StarringTom Mix
Production
company
Release date
  • December 15, 1914 (1914-12-15)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Man from the East is a 1914 American short silent Western film written, directed by and starring Tom Mix.

Plot

According to a film magazine,[1] "Tom Bates is living in the city enjoying a liberal fortune left him by an uncle recently deceased. When Tom received his fortune he was working on a ranch as a cowboy and was a top-notcher, too. In the city he has met May, a charming and beautiful girl, who is engaged to marry him. Tern rescues a forlorn girl in the park from a ruffian. May breaks the engagement and Tom decides to return West. He gets a job as cowboy en a big ranch after demonstrating his prowess in every manner, so that he at once becomes a favorite.

May is invited to visit her aunt's ranch and on the way the stage coach in which she is riding is run away with by the frantic horses. Tom and his companions witness the runaway and Tom, riding across fields, intercepts it, imperils his life by leaping from his horse to the footboard, and reining in the runaway team he saves the life of May. Tom is astonished to find her in the coach and she is delighted to find that he is her preserver. They are happily reunited."

Cast

  • Tom Mix as Tom Bates
  • Goldie Colwell as May
  • Leo D. Maloney as Ranch Foreman
  • Pat Chrisman as Stage Driver
  • Inez Walker as May's Aunt
  • Hoot Gibson as Butler
  • C.W. Bachman as Valet (uncredited)
  • Ed Jones as Hotel Keeper (uncredited)
  • R.H. Kelly as Tough (uncredited)
  • Susie Morella as Maid (uncredited)

See also

References

  1. ^ "THE MAN FROM THE EAST". Moving Picture World. 22 (12): 1733. December 19, 1914 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.