Film

Keno Bates, Liar

1915 · 50m · Western

IMDb

6.3

Jim Maitland loses his last cent gambling the Double Stamp saloon and gambling hall, and shortly after it closes, he robs the proprietors "Keno" Bates and "Wind River"are robbed, at gunpoint. After the surprise, they track Maitland down, and Keno shoots him dead on self defense. Keno goes through his belongings and finds a letter and a locket; the letter announces the arrival of the deceased's sister, and the locket has a cameo picture of Doris Maitland. Thus, Keno tells Wind River they must do a heap of lying. Meeting the girl at the stagecoach's arrival, Keeno feels responsible for the innocent and attractive Ms. Maitland; he tells her a white lie, that her brother was a good man, "killed in a mine accident," who had left her a cabin and money - and Keno turns his own cabin over to Doris. Keno and Doris began to fall in love. Anita, a dance-hall girl, aggressively tries to seduce Keno.

William S. Hart

Keno Bates

Herschel Mayall

Wind River

Margaret Thompson

Doris Maitland

Louise Glaum

Anita

Gordon Mullen

Jim Maitland

• William S. HartDirector
• J.G. HawksWriter
• Thomas H. InceWriter

Release date

August 27, 1915

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Rated

NR

Genres

Western