Bessie's Ride (1911)
0h 10m | PG-13
John Burton met Bessie Fields on her way home one day, and was for making love to her right then and there, but for the interruption of Crazy Joe, a half-witted boy, who always seemed to get in wrong. Burton was incensed, and, although Bessie protested, applied his whip to the demented boy, when Steve Ross, Bessie's sweetheart, happened along and rushed to the boy's rescue. Steve saw that Burton's attentions were not welcomed and ordered him off the scene. Next day, both went to Mr. Fields, and proposed for Bessie's hand. When Burton learned that Steve had been accepted, he rushed from the house, fired back upon it, and fled. Of two shots spent, one hit and killed Mr. Fields.
Director: William F. Haddock
Studio: G. Méliès
Genre: Comedy
Video: 720p
Cast
Edith Storey
as Bessie Fields
Francis Ford
as John Burton
William Clifford
as Steve Ross
Henry Stanley
as Bessie's Father
William A. Carroll
as Crazy Joe