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  2. A Friend in Need

A Friend in Need

1914
10m
Thriller

Status

Released

Release

1914

Runtime

10m

Storyline

Jimmy Donovan gets a passenger for his automobile to make an all-day trip to the Stanley Ranch. When they have almost reached their destination, the engine goes "dead," but the Stanley girls, riding broncos, come to the rescue and drag the car on to the ranch at the end of their ropes.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
10m
Jan 22, 1914
Director
William Duncan
William Duncan
Production
Selig Polyscope Company
Selig Polyscope Company
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

William Duncan

William Duncan

Jimmy Donovan - the Chauffeur

Florence Dye

Stanley's 1st Daughter

Eleanor Blevins

Eleanor Blevins

Stanley's 2nd Daughter

Lester Cuneo

Lester Cuneo

Stanley - the Ranch Owner

Tom Mix

Tom Mix

The Ranch Foreman

Charles Wheelock

Charles Wheelock

The Land Shark

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