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A young woman is quite taken with a man she met; in fact, he is her “ideal”. However, after her new suitor refuses to get mixed up in a street brawl, the young woman views him as a coward. Nearby, a violent convict has escaped from prison. While the couple takes a ride in the woman’s automobile, the criminal ambushes a guard, taking the officer’s clothing and gun. The young woman still argues her suitor is a coward, drops him off, and drives off alone. She is then carjacked by the on-the-lam criminal. The young man witnesses the ambush and sets out to rescue his lover.
Keywords
police
ambush
cowardice
lovers
police protection
automobile
black and white
train
criminal
silent film
young love
carjacking
witness to a crime
potential suitors
violence
drama
tense
saving
silent short
escaped criminal
train stunts
Casts

Mary Pickford
The Young Woman

Edwin August
The Young Woman's Ideal

Alfred Paget
The Convict

Robert Harron
A Farmer

Mae Marsh
The Young Woman's Friend

William A. Carroll

Henry Lehrman
W.C. Robinson

Charles West

Christy Cabanne
Crews

D.W. Griffith
Director

Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
George Hennessy
Writer