The Girl from Porcupine (1921)

Plot Summary

Hope Dugan rescues young Jim McTavish from a beating at the hands of his cruel father, who then is himself beaten in a fight with Hope's father. Seeking revenge, Red kills Dugan and is hanged, leaving Jim and Hope orphaned. They are adopted by two old miners, Sam Hawks and Bill Higgins, who later sell their mine to send Hope to school but are robbed of the money by Brandt, who has offered to buy the claim. Jim learns of Brandt's treachery and recovers the money in a holdup but is arrested. Hope returns to find that Sam has died, and she believes that Jim is dead too until Bill tells her he is being framed for robbery. She and Bill hold up the stagecoach and rescue Jim, pretending to shoot him. United and free again, Hope and Jim face a happy life together.

Full Cast & Characters

Faire Binney

Hope Dugan

William Collier Jr.

Jim McTavish

Jack Drumier

Bill Higgins

James Milady

Sam Hawks

Adolph Milar

Red McTavish

Tom Blake

Dugan

Marcia Harris

Schoolteacher

Jack Hopkins

Her Brother

Sam J. Ryan

Brandt

Gus Pixley

Miller

Mary Malatesta

Mrs. Miller

Tom Wallace

First Holdup Man

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