The Vigilantes
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Henry Kabierske
Grant Churchill
Gertrude Kabierske
Joe Ray
William E. Parsons
Kathie Fisher
Film Details
Synopsis
In 1849, the peace of a small California logging community called Hangtown is shattered when a lumberman discovers gold at his mill. News of the discovery travels quickly, and in a New England town, Amos Fenton prepares to leaves his sweetheart Mary Hampton, in the hope of striking it rich in California. Along with Mary's father, Amos unearths a rich store of gold and, with his newly acquired treasure, he establishes a law practice in San Francisco. The gold rush attracts so many criminals to the city, however, that Amos, disgusted with the prevailing lawlessness, decides to organize a vigilance committee. Mary sails to San Francisco to join her father and sweetheart, but upon her arrival she is kidnapped. Amos and his army of vigilantes ride to her rescue, and after a fierce battle with the outlaws, she is reunited with her future husband.
Director
Henry Kabierske
Cast
Grant Churchill
Gertrude Kabierske
Joe Ray
William E. Parsons
Kathie Fisher
William Ehfe
Sheldon Johnson
Gale Brooks
Vera Lewis
Grace Bunny
Gussie Von Salzen
Ruth Hiatt
Robert Cecil
Fannie Midgley
Robert Chandler
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Notes
Some of the events presented in the film depict the actions of San Francisco's Committee of Vigilance, established in 1851. According to a news item, furnishings from the old City Hotel in San Francisco, which once belonged to E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin, were used in the film. A news item reported that two people were killed during the production, and that director Henry Kabierske died shortly after the film's completion. In April 1918, plans were being made for the film's first public showing at Clune's theatre in Pasadena, CA and for the premiere in Chicago. No information concerning these showings has been located. When Arrow Film Corp. distributed the film in the fall of 1919, press releases announced that it was made by "the D. W. Griffith associates."
