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A Romance of the Rio Grande
(1911) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by [?] Colin Campbell and/or Otis B. Thayer (Otis Thayer)?
Cast: Tom Mix [Tom Wilson, a Texas Ranger], Myrtle Stedman [Nellie Smith, Tom’s sweetheart], William Duncan [Smith, an old settler], George Hooker [Pedro, a Mexican bootlegger], [?] Betty Harte?
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Colin Campbell. Executive producer, William N. Selig. Scenario by [?] Lannier Bartlett and/or Otis B. Thayer (Otis Thayer)? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The Texas Rangers, led by Tom Wilson, are hot on the trail of the Mexican bootleggers, who have been smuggling whiskey into American territory and supplying it to the Indians. Pedro, the bootlegger, sells his whiskey to a band of Indians and they go on a drunken rampage, first tying and gagging Pedro. Tom Wilson has just bid goodbye to his sweetheart, Nellie Smith, who, with her father, are starting on a long trip overland. He runs into the Mexican, who advises him that the Indians are on the warpath. He gathers a posse of cowboys and starts after the Indians. The Indians overtake Smith’s wagon and Smith is bound to the burning wagon. Nellie is tied to a horse and led away. Tom rescues Smith and they continue after Nellie’s captors. A running fight ensues, in which the Indiana are killed, and finally Tom rescues the nigh-dead girl. Smith decides that Tom has earned his right to Nellie’s hand and gives her to him.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 11 October 2023.
References: Norris-Mix p. 107 : Website-IMDb.
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