The Valley of Lost Hope
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Romaine Fielding
Romaine Fielding
Peter Lang
B. K. Roberts
Mildred Gregory
Robin Williamson
Film Details
Synopsis
After James Ewing and two promoters salt the quartz in a barren Western valley, they collect large profits selling land to unsuspecting gold miners and plan to go East. Ewing's son Bob, just out of college, falls in love with Dora Royce, the sister of an evangelist, without knowing that she has left her brutal husband, Dick Flint. Bob discovers the scheme and promises Royce that he will return the miner's money. After the miners learn about the scheme, they converge on Ewing's private train. Meanwhile, Flint, who earlier was attacked by the miners, robs the safe in town's gambling hall with two highwaymen. After Ewing's train pulls away from the mob, it crashes into an oncoming train and the schemers die. The miners kill the highwaymen, but Flint escapes and ignites dynamite to cause a mountain top to fall onto the town. Royce kills Flint in self-defense, and Bob returns the money to the surviving miners; Dora agrees to marry Bob and they leave with Royce and Granny Dean, Bob's adopted "ma," for the city.
Director
Romaine Fielding
Cast
Romaine Fielding
Peter Lang
B. K. Roberts
Mildred Gregory
Robin Williamson
Nannie Pearson
Crew
Film Details
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Notes
The train wreck sequence was shot in a lower Pennsylvania town. Miners from a Pennsylvania mining town were used in the film. Release charts indicate that this film was to be released first in December 1914 as a General Film Co. Special, later on July 5, 1915, and finally on October 11, 1915 by V-L-S-E. It appears that though the film May have been released in December 1914, it was pulled from V-L-S-E's July 5, 1915 spot, replaced by The District Attorney, and released later on October 11, 1915. The copyright entry indicates that the film was four reels, while all the reviews state that it was five reels. Reviews for the film were published in December 1914 and January 1915, June 1915 and October 1915. According to Motography, the character played by Romaine Fielding was named "John Dean," that played by Mildred Gregory was "Helen Dean," that played by Robin Williamson was "'Snake' Richards," and that played by Nannie Pearson was "Granny Royce."
