''Red Margaret, Moonshiner'' is a 1913 American silent

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directed by

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, starring Pauline Bush,

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and

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. This film, now considered

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, is a good example of Chaney's early attempts at creating bizarre makeups to enhance his roles, wearing a long beard and wild hair here as "Lon", the old moonshiner. The film's original working title was ''Warrington's Honor''. Some sources say the film was later edited down to one reel and re-released in theaters as ''Moonshine Blood'' in 1916.

Plot

"Red" Margaret is the leader of a band of mountain moonshiners who have thwarted every attempt of the authorities to capture them. A government agent is sent up to the hills to assist in breaking up the gang, and Margaret falls in love with him. Lon, Margaret's moonshiner boyfriend, discovers the identity of the government agent and forces Margaret to write a letter which lures him to her cabin. Fearing for his safety, the girl notifies the authorities of the agent's danger. The police arrive and capture the moonshiners. Margaret's father is killed in the melee, and the agent is left behind, wounded. A deputy tries to take credit for the capture, but Margaret helps the injured agent get back to the sheriff's office and pretends that she is his prisoner. The agent is honored for his work and Margaret is sent off to prison, a happy woman.

Cast

* Pauline Bush as Red Margaret *

as Government Agent * James Neill as The Sheriff *

as Lon, the old moonshiner

Reception

"Moving Picture World" stated: "Pauline Bush gives a good portrayal...It is a disagreeable part and a hard one, but she makes much of it. There are good mountain backgrounds." "Motion Picture News" stated: "Just why she is called 'Red' is not apparent. Pauline Bush interprets the part well, but there is no cause for the name except that it sounds melodramatic."

References

External links

* {{Allan Dwan , state=collapsed 1913 films 1910s romance films 1913 short films Lost American romance films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Allan Dwan Universal Pictures short films 1913 lost films 1910s American films