The Target

The Target

The Target

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The Target

"An absorbing drama lavishly produced."

1916

0h 50m

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Drama

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Colorado lawyer Bill Brent, falsely accused and imprisoned for a murder committed by his partner, escapes to Canada with his cellmate where they become wealthy in the trapping business. When out of a trapping expedition the pair rescue Nita, the only survivor of a boating accident. In time Bill and she fall in love and marry then Bill makes the unwise decision to try to return to see his elderly mother.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Big Bill Brent

Jane Novak

Jane Novak

Nita

Anna Lehr

Anna Lehr

Mrs. Brent

Robert N. Bradbury

Robert N. Bradbury

Jack Taylor (as Ronald Bradbury)

Maude George

Maude George

Marian Moore

A. Kammeyer

Walter Peyton

Dick La Reno

George Harris

Albert MacQuarrie

James Fowler

Creative team

Directed by: Norval MacGregor
Written by: Robert N. Bradbury

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