Short film
The Desperado
1914 · 22 min
A dusty, brisk Western chase that feels like watching a simple fable of crime and family play out quickly.
- Directed by
- Gilbert P. Hamilton
- Genres
- Western
- Starring
- Richard Stanton, Leona Hutton, Gertrude Claire
- Overview
- Outlaw Jim Lewis is on the run with his partner "Tom," as his mother tries to protect him from a sheriff and posse in a Western town. Jim narrowly escapes, "Tom's" is captured and finally there is a final shootout where Jim, despite his mother's efforts and a wound, is killed near his home, ending with the "good guys" winning.
- How it feels
- Tense, dark and melancholic. Brisk and fine in the background.
- About
- Survival, family, crime, death
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Gilbert P. Hamilton
- Genres
- Western
- Starring
- Richard Stanton, Leona Hutton, Gertrude Claire
