Shooting Up the Movies (1916)
Overview
Tom Travis, a bad man, comes to New Mexico. He sees Vicky, the sheriff's daughter, playing a part for a motion picture company. The action calls for Vicky to be overcome by the villain and thrown on a horse. Tom, not understanding the action, blazes away at the villain, and the bullet passes through the actor's hat, chasing the horse upon which Vicky is riding. Tom, coming up with Vicky, believes he has saved her. The director and Vicky's father think Tom a great actor. The sheriff, however, discovers that Tom has the reputation of a "bad" man, and orders him to stay away.
TOP CAST
Tom Mix
Tom Travis
Victoria Forde
Vicky Wilson
Sid Jordan
Sheriff Wilson
Howard Farrell
Murray
Hazel Daly
Hazel
Joe Ryan
Bad Man of Hell's Half Acre
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