The Scapegoat (1912 film)

The Scapegoat
Directed by	Otis B. Thayer
Written by	Otis B. Thayer
Produced by	William Selig
Starring	Tom Mix Myrtle Stedman William Duncan
Distributed by	Selig Polyscope Company
Release date	January 30, 1912 (1912-01-30)
Running time	10 min
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Scapegoat is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by Otis B. Thayer and starring Tom Mix.[1]

Plot summary

Cast

• Tom Mix as Tom Mason, the Scapegoat
• Myrtle Stedman as Nellie Wright, Tom's sweetheart
• William Duncan as Jack Wright, Nellie's brother
• Olive Mix as Mrs Mason, Tom's mother
• Frank Carroll as Mr Mason, Tom's father
• Florence Dye as Alice Mason, Tom's sister
• C. Parry as Harry Mason, Tom's brother
• Olive Strokes as Rose Wright, Nellie's sister
• Kenneth D. Langley as Jim Woods, Rose's sweetheart

Plot

After being wrongly accused of theft and ordered out of the family home by his irate father, Tom Mason goes west and settles in Colorado. He falls in love with Nellie and is later elected town sheriff. Nellie's brother Jack is a cowboy who gets involved with the wrong people and takes part in a bank robbery. Tom and Nellie are out of town and Nellie's horse bolts. Tom stops the horse and saves her life. On returning to town, Tom learns of the robbery and forms a posse. The outlaws split and Jack tries to swim across a river to evade his pursuers. He gets into difficulty and Tom ropes him to pull him out of the water. Nellie is astounded that her brother is a bank robber and pleads with Tom to release him. Tom reluctantly agrees but hands in his badge with the stolen money and rides away.

References

1. Larry Langman (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 394. ISBN 978-0-313-27858-7.

External links

• The Scapegoat at IMDb