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A Man's Friend (1916)
Short | Short, Western

A Man's Friend (1916)

Short | Short, Western

Jim and Nell are married, unhappily for her part. Jim spends most of his time drinking and gambling and the rest in abusing her. In a nearby town lives Tom, Nell's brother, whose best friend is Hal, a trapper. One day Tom comes to visit ...See moreJim and Nell are married, unhappily for her part. Jim spends most of his time drinking and gambling and the rest in abusing her. In a nearby town lives Tom, Nell's brother, whose best friend is Hal, a trapper. One day Tom comes to visit his sister and learns of her unhappiness. He tells her that she must come with him, and she does so. Jim is furious. Tom introduces Nell to Hal, and there is at once a mutual attraction between them. Later, after Nell has obtained a divorce from Him, she marries Hal. A year passes and a child is born to them. One day Hal finds a dog in one of his traps. Its leg is broken. He takes it to his cabin and nurses it back to health. Meanwhile, Jim is in serious difficulty in the town where he lives. The citizens there decide to get rid of him. Perched on a rail, he is escorted to the outskirts of the town, and there informed that if he ever comes back he will be shot. So Jim starts across the hills to another town. Night comes on, and seeing a cabin in the distance, he goes towards it. But before knocking he chances to look in a window, and there sees his former with Nell, with Hal and the baby. Returning to the room, the baby is missed and Hal and Nell become frantic. The dog takes up the trail and finally comes across Jim, just as he is crossing a stream. He sees the dog following and becomes frightened. Slipping on a rock, he falls into the stream and is being carried away. The dog sees the baby in the water, snatches it out, and takes it to a nearby deserted cabin. Under this cabin a mother dog is nursing a family of pups, and Hal's dog brings the baby in and leaves it, then returns to get Hal and Nell. Dripping wet, Jim comes to the same cabin, and finding no one at home, enters. Meanwhile, Hal and Nell are frantically scouring the country for their baby. While at their cabin the dog is awaiting their return. Jim endeavors to sleep, but always he hears the faint cries of the baby, and thinks that it is haunting him. Morning comes, with Nell and Hal still searching through the woods. The dog returns to the second cabin, just as Jim, now half maddened by the crying and moaning of the baby, is leaving. The dog pounces on him, and a furious fight follows. In the end Jim is killed. Again returning to Hal's cabin, the dog finds Hal and Nell just entering, having searched all night. He leads them of, bringing them to Jim's body. And then he leads them to the second cabin, where, in care of the mother dog, they find the baby. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Art Acord Hal, a Trapper Hal, a Trapper See fewer	Set Free (1927)
Nita Davis Nell, Jim's Wife Nell, Jim's Wife See fewer	The Madonna of the Night (1916)
Lawrence Peyton Jim, Alcoholic Gambler Jim, Alcoholic Gambler See fewer	Martin Eden (1914)
Tom Hannan Tom, Nell's Brother Tom, Nell's Brother See fewer	A Man's Friend (1916)
Teddy the Dog Teddy the Dog Teddy the Dog See fewer	Held in Trust (1920)

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