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The Great Unknown (1913)
Short | Short, Drama

The Great Unknown (1913)

Short | Short, Drama

He stumbled into the saloon, an ill-kempt old man, marked with the unmistakable scars of a desolate life in the wilderness. In the corner stood an old piano. The stranger staggered over to the instrument and slowly his fingers began to ...See moreHe stumbled into the saloon, an ill-kempt old man, marked with the unmistakable scars of a desolate life in the wilderness. In the corner stood an old piano. The stranger staggered over to the instrument and slowly his fingers began to roam over the keys. Across the room sat Dan McGraw, noted as a bad man. Dan conducted the gambling table of the saloon, and at his left stood the woman known as Lady Lou. She was his wife and his "lookout" at the gaming table. As he is seated at the piano a vision comes of this man's career. How he, as a young miner, had been in love with a young girl in the settlement. But he was poor and thought that he could not go to this girl with his tale of love until he had the riches which he felt sure could be found in a few short months in the golden valleys of the Yukon. And so we see this young man tramp out into the wilderness. We watch him shooting the rapids and breaking the trail through the snow. His bed is the snowbank, his companions are his dogs. Finally, half frozen, worn out and crippled, he tries to return, but falls exhausted in the trail. Here he is found by his rival; but instead of giving him assistance, the rival takes his lead dog and allows the unfortunate victim of this unknown land to remain half buried in the snow drifts. The lead dog is taken to the girl and in the settlement as evidence of the death of her former lover. Along the desolate trail comes the "Lone Trail Maid" of Indian race. Finding the unfortunate man, the Indian girl places him in his sleigh, leaves food and then departs. Awakening with renewed strength, the prospector makes for the cabin of his sweetheart, but finds her in the arms of the man who had deserted him in the wilderness. Again he goes away to search in the great unknown land. Losing his way and being unable to find food, he is compelled to eat his dogs. And then, alone, he drops, sick unto death, a mere shadow of his former self. But again the "Lone Trail Maid" comes with her dogs. Soon well and strong, he goes on again, searching for the muck called gold. His "Lone Trail Maid" comes to him in the wilderness, but even she is taken away and then again he is alone in "The Great Unknown." The music stops with a sudden crash, and the stranger turns and speaks. "I'll bet my words are true, but one of you is a hound of hell, and that one is Dan McGraw." The lights went out. Two pistols flash in the dark and two men lay stiff on the floor, but around the stranger's neck was the lady known as Lou. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Barbara Tennant Lady Lou Lady Lou See fewer	The Infidel (1922)
Frederick Truesdell The Great Unknown (as Fred C. Truesdell) The Great Unknown (as Fred C. Truesdell) See fewer	Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915)
Jack W. Johnston Dan McGrew (as J.W. Johnston) Dan McGrew (as J.W. Johnston) See fewer	The Land of Promise (1917)
Helen Marten The Indian Maid The Indian Maid See fewer	Corruption (1917)