The credits for this movie look like a throwback to the Patents Trust day; Edison director C.J. William is the producer, Selig stalwart Tom Santschi is the eponymous hero, and Essannay lovely Ruth Stonehouse is the love interest. That's probably why this one-reeler about how Miss Stonehouse thinks she loves a cad and begs Quebecois Santschi to find him, only for a Mountie to show up and reveal that he's a bank robber plays like an antique for 1921, even with Robert Bradbury directing -- he would make his mark in B Westerns, particularly those starring his son, Bob Steele.
Still, the uncredited cinematographer shoots the great outdoors very nicely, and since it is a one-reel movie, it's over quickly enough that you can take that pleasure and let the rest go. Or you can skip the entire matter.
Still, the uncredited cinematographer shoots the great outdoors very nicely, and since it is a one-reel movie, it's over quickly enough that you can take that pleasure and let the rest go. Or you can skip the entire matter.
