''Mountain Justice'' is a 1915 American silent

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directed by

Joe De Grasse Joseph Louis De Grasse (May 4, 1873 – May 25, 1940) was a Canadians, Canadian film director. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he was the elder brother of actor Sam De Grasse. Biography Joseph De Grasse had studied and was a first-class grad ...

and featuring

Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...

and Arthur Shirley. It was written by Ida May Park, based on a story by Jules Furthman. The film is now considered to be

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Plot

Angus McDonald (Arthur Shirley) and Jeffrey Kirke (Lon Chaney) are running an illegal moonshine business. Angus is slow and cautious, while Jeffrey is hot-tempered and treats his wife Mary very poorly. Nora Davison is a local girl who is desperately in love with Angus, but he is only interested in his partner's wife, Mary. One day Jeffrey beats his wife into unconsciousness, and Nora has to physically prevent Angus from killing Jeffrey in a rage. Mary decides to leave her husband, although she still loves him. Angus professes his love to Mary, but she tells him that she still only loves her husband, in spite of the ill treatment she receives from him. Jeffrey Kirke gets a tip that U.S. revenue officers are going to raid his still. He prepares an ambush in which one of the police officers is killed. Angus captures Kirke and turns him over to the police officers, thinking it to be a convenient way to rid himself of his rival. The local mountain men learn of Angus' betrayal of his partner and plan to hang him. Nora arrives and pleads with them to spare Angus' life. Nora's father holds the mob at gunpoint until they disperse. Afterward, Angus finally realizes his true love for Nora.

Cast

as Jeffrey Kirke, moonshiner *

Elsie Jane Wilson Elsie Jane Wilson (7 November 1885 – 16 January 1965) was a cinema actress, director, and writer during the early film era. She took part in the productions of the silent film era and starred in over thirty films. Between the years of 1916 an ...

as Mary Kirke (Jeffrey's wife) *

Arthur Shirley Arthur Shirley (31 August 1886 – 24 November 1967) was an Australian actor, writer, producer, and director of theatre and film. He experienced some success as a film actor in Hollywood between 1914 and 1920. Biography Early life Born Hen ...

as Angus McDonald (who loves Mary Kirke) *

Grace Thompson Grace Thompson was an early American silent film actress, starring in 10 films between 1914 and 1917. Filmography *''The Final Impulse'' (1914) *''The Scarlet Sin'' (aka ''The Shepherd of the Mines'') (1915) .... Edith Jackson *'' Mountain Jus ...

as Nora Davison (who loves Angus) *

George Berrell George Berrell (December 16, 1849 – April 20, 1933) was an American actor of both the 19th and early 20th century stage and of the silent film era. He appeared in numerous stage plays as well as more than 50 films over the course of a car ...

as Old Man Davison (Nora's father)

Reception

"The plot is somewhat conventional...but it is given a strong handling and contains much that is new and interesting. The characterizations are good and the acting better than usual in this type of story." --- Moving Picture World "There's gorgeous mountain scenery in this, while the originality of the story and the good acting unite to make the picture very desirable." --- Motion Picture NewsBlake, Michael F. (1998). "The Films of Lon Chaney". Vestal Press Inc. Page 50. .

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*{{IMDb title, id=0005779, title=Mountain Justice 1915 films 1915 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1915 drama films Lost American drama films Films directed by Joseph De Grasse Universal Pictures short films Silent American drama films Films with screenplays by Jules Furthman 1915 lost films American drama short films 1910s American films