The Love Mask
During the California gold rush, four unsuccessful miners assume that a woman prospector will give in without a fight, so they jump the claim of Kate Kenner and take her gold away from her. Afterward,…
The Love Mask
During the California gold rush, four unsuccessful miners assume that a woman prospector will give in without a fight, so they jump the claim of Kate Kenner and take her gold away from her. Afterward, although she is Sheriff Dan Deering's sweetheart, Kate decides to take the law into her own hands. Donning the trademark black mask of Silver Spurs, the noted bandit, Kate holds up the saloon where the crooks have stored the gold. As she makes her getaway, however, Dan catches her, and after unmasking her, is astonished to discover Silver Spur's true identity. The town puts Kate on trial immediately and a guilty verdict seems assured until the real Silver Spurs, who had greatly admired the masquerade, himself steals the gold and leaves a note exonerating Kate. Then, taking time out from his sheriff's duty, Dan, instead of pursuing Silver Spurs, starts making plans with Kate for their wedding. —Pamela Short Forced through the death of her parents to make her own way in the world, Kate Kenner, a girl of the west, prospects. In her dally toll she discovers "virgin" gold, which is taken from her by unscrupulous miners. She enlists the aid of Dan Deering, the sheriff and blacksmith, and in Deering's absence, Silver Spurs, a bandit, enters Deering's shop, sees a reward for his capture, steals the sheriff's watch and flees. Deering's intervention is resented by the miners who fire upon him. During the affray, Sliver Spurs appears and aids the sheriff and returns his watch. During the altercation, one of the miners files claim to Kate's mine and she is dispossessed. As the thieves are about to ship some of the mined gold away, Kate impersonates Silver Spurs and is about to reclaim her own. when Silver Spurs also appears in quest of the treasure. The bandit concedes her the first chance which proves unsuccessful and in the affray the real Silver Spurs is wounded. He is traced to Kate's cabin where the sheriff finds a spur, believed to be his, but which is Kate's property. The sheriff arrests her and she is about to be hanged when the bandit sends a note, acquitting Kate, and telling of the theft of the gold from a saloon where it was left for safety. —Moving Picture World synopsis
The Love Mask
Crime,Drama,Romance
Film Details
During the California gold rush, four unsuccessful miners assume that a woman prospector will give in without a fight, so they jump the claim of Kate Kenner and take her gold away from her. Afterward, although she is Sheriff Dan Deering's sweetheart, Kate decides to take the law into her own hands. Donning the trademark black mask of Silver Spurs, the noted bandit, Kate holds up the saloon where the crooks have stored the gold.
As she makes her getaway, however, Dan catches her, and after unmasking her, is astonished to discover Silver Spur's true identity. The town puts Kate on trial immediately and a guilty verdict seems assured until the real Silver Spurs, who had greatly admired the masquerade, himself steals the gold and leaves a note exonerating Kate. Then, taking time out from his sheriff's duty, Dan, instead of pursuing Silver Spurs, starts making plans with Kate for their wedding.
—Pamela Short Forced through the death of her parents to make her own way in the world, Kate Kenner, a girl of the west, prospects. In her dally toll she discovers "virgin" gold, which is taken from her by unscrupulous miners. She enlists the aid of Dan Deering, the sheriff and blacksmith, and in Deering's absence, Silver Spurs, a bandit, enters Deering's shop, sees a reward for his capture, steals the sheriff's watch and flees.
Deering's intervention is resented by the miners who fire upon him. During the affray, Sliver Spurs appears and aids the sheriff and returns his watch. During the altercation, one of the miners files claim to Kate's mine and she is dispossessed.
As the thieves are about to ship some of the mined gold away, Kate impersonates Silver Spurs and is about to reclaim her own. when Silver Spurs also appears in quest of the treasure. The bandit concedes her the first chance which proves unsuccessful and in the affray the real Silver Spurs is wounded.
He is traced to Kate's cabin where the sheriff finds a spur, believed to be his, but which is Kate's property. The sheriff arrests her and she is about to be hanged when the bandit sends a note, acquitting Kate, and telling of the theft of the gold from a saloon where it was left for safety. —Moving Picture World synopsis.