
Buckshot John
Buckshot John
Release: 1915-02-04·Runtime: 50m
Western
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Hobart Bosworth Productions
Cast
Marshall Stedmanas Warden of State's Prison
Art Acordas Hairtrigger Jordan
Hoot Gibsonas Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
Hobart Bosworthas 'Buckshot John' Moran
Helen Wolcottas Ruth Mason
Frank Lanningas Bad Jake Kennedy
Elmo Lincolnas The Sheriff
Rhea Hainesas Mrs. Hayden
Joe Rayas Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
Courtenay Footeas Dr. Buchanan Gilmore / The Great Gilmore
Herbert Standingas John Mason