“"Touch a hair of his mustache and I'll drill ya clean!"”
Big Hearted Jim, the sheriff, loves the tomboyish Nugget Nell ( Dorothy Gish ), who runs a hash house in the mining country, but although she has romantic feelings, they are not aroused by Jim. Nell agrees to an old miner friend's request to care for his "child," Nell is shocked to meet the six-foot girl, but she cares for her just the same. Nell falls in love with the City Chap, out West to look after his mining property, but he barely notices her, having become intrigued by the Ingenue, whom he met on the stagecoach. The jealous Nell steals stylish clothes to allure him, but she has trouble walking in French high-heels.
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Dorothy Gish
Nugget Nell
Known for
Orphans of the Storm
The Cardinal
David Butler
Big Hearted Jim
Known for
7th Heaven
Raymond Cannon
The City Chap
Known for
True Heart Susie
Regina Sarle
The Child
No other roles listed
Jim Farley
Badman #1
Known for
The General
Bob Fleming
Badman #2
Also in
Riding for Life
The Trailer
Wilbur Higby
Nell's Uncle
Known for
True Heart Susie
Emily Chichester
The Ingenue
Also in
Once to Every Woman
Peppy Polly
Elmer Clifton Director · John R. Cornish Story
United States release July 27, 1919 · Produced in United States
Production
New Art Film Company
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · July 27, 1919
Theatrical
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