Buckshot John (1915)
A sheriff and his posse shoot it out with a gang of robbers headed by Bad Jake Kennedy. The surviving robber, Buckshot John, won't tell where the gang's loot is hidden and gets 30 years in prison. Halfway through his sentence he "gets religion" and in order to save his soul, decides to tell where the gang has hidden its stash of gold. However, a phony clairvoyant, The Great Gilmore, finds out about John's intentions and tricks him into revealing where the gold is. When John finds out what happened, he decides to break out of prison and take care of matters himself.
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A sheriff and his posse shoot it out with a gang of robbers headed by Bad Jake Kennedy. The surviving robber, Buckshot John, won't tell where the gang's loot is hidden and gets 30 years in prison. Halfway through his sentence he "gets religion" and in order to save his soul, decides to tell where the gang has hidden its stash of gold. However, a phony clairvoyant, The Great Gilmore, finds out about John's intentions and tricks him into revealing where the gold is. When John finds out what happened, he decides to break out of prison and take care of matters himself.
Rating:NR
Genre:Western
Written By:Hetty Grey
In Theaters:2/4/1915
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Runtime:50 minutes
Studio:Hobart Bosworth Productions
Cast
Hobart Bosworth
Director
Hobart Bosworth
'Buckshot John' Moran
Courtenay Foote
Dr. Buchanan Gilmore / The Great Gilmore
Carl Von Schiller
Jimmy Dacey - A Reporter
Helen Wolcott
Ruth Mason
Herbert Standing
John Mason
Marshall Stedman
Warden of State's Prison
Frank Lanning
Bad Jake Kennedy
Art Acord
Hairtrigger Jordan
Elmo Lincoln
The Sheriff
Rhea Haines
Mrs. Hayden
Hoot Gibson
Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
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