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A Yankee from the West (1915)
Drama, Romance

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A Yankee from the West (1915)

Drama, Romance

Billy Milford, Harvard graduate, goes west to seek his fortune. In .Addertown he secures a position as stationmaster of the L. & R. Railroad, but is forced out because of his drinking habits. He accidentally meets Gunhild, an emigrant ...See moreBilly Milford, Harvard graduate, goes west to seek his fortune. In .Addertown he secures a position as stationmaster of the L. & R. Railroad, but is forced out because of his drinking habits. He accidentally meets Gunhild, an emigrant Norwegian girl, as she arrives in Addertown to take up her home with Jan Hagsberg, the town's saloonkeeper. Seeking revenge on the railroad, Milford joins Jim Dorsey in a scheme to hold up the road's paymaster on his way to pay the employees of the company's mine. The holdup is carried out successfully and the loot hidden under the floor of Milford's cabin. Dorsey later returns and steals it. Then he flees the town. Milford is accused of the theft, but a search of his cabin does not reveal the money and he is freed. Gunhild, confident of his innocence, pledges her love as Milford goes east to live down the past. Two years later, Gunhild, employed as companion by a wealthy woman, arrives to spend the summer at a farm house adjoining the one operated by Milford. They meet by accident and their love is renewed. Dorsey, the strong man of a traveling show, reaches the town and insists upon forcing his attentions on Gunhild. Milford and Dorsey engage in a fistic encounter during which the latter is badly worsted. He leaves town that night. Having saved a large sum of money, Milford, accompanied by Gunhild, goes to the superintendent of the railroad and confesses his share in the holdup. Then he hands him the amount of money he had stolen from the paymaster. The superintendent, struck by Milford's honesty and the struggle he has made to make amends, gives the entire amount to Gunhild, now Milford's wife, as a wedding present. The two happy young persons then leave for parts unknown to begin life all over. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Wallace Reid Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud See fewer	Carmen (I) (1915)
Seena Owen Gunhild, a Norwegian Girl (as Signe Auen) Gunhild, a Norwegian Girl (as Signe Auen) See fewer	The Flame of the Yukon (1926)
Tom Wilson Jim Dorsey, Milford's Pal Jim Dorsey, Milford's Pal See fewer	Pioneer Scout (1928)
Josephine Crowell Mrs. Stuvic, an Illinois Matron Mrs. Stuvic, an Illinois Matron See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Chris Lynton Professor Emerson Professor Emerson See fewer	The Puppet Crown (1915)
William H. Brown Jan Hagnerg, Gunhild's Uncle Jan Hagnerg, Gunhild's Uncle See fewer	Hoodoo Ann (1916)
Al W. Filson Whitney Mills, R.R. Superintendent Whitney Mills, R.R. Superintendent See fewer	Monte Cristo (1922)
George Siegmann Sheriff Dick Sheriff Dick See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Fred Gamble The Railroad Superintendent The Railroad Superintendent See fewer	Chasing Trouble (1926)