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The producers of this interesting picture have gone about the work of making it in such a common sense fashion that hypercriticism is disarmed, and we should think that the picture is one that would successfully appeal on its merits to the very large class of lovers of Indian subjects. The book has been written by an Indian author, and in the piece itself there are Indian characters and a man who followed the profession of cowboy. This is carrying out our last week's suggestion and going straight to nature, the story is roughly that of the robbery by a cowboy, Bad Bill, from a Western saloon, the proprietor of which also suffers at the hands of said Bill. An Indian boy witnesses the double crime and suffers for his unfortunate knowledge by being lassoed and flung over a cliff. He is rescued from death by a brave Indian girl, his sister. Another cowboy who discovers the saloon keeper dead also suffers at the hands of the villains, who are just going to hang him when he is also rescued by the girl. Bad Bill is run to earth on the testimony of the Indian and all ends happily, so happily indeed that the saloon keeper was only injured. This is a rough outline of a very simple, probable story, written by one who has a personal knowledge of the life illustrated. We were pleased to notice some very powerful and convincing bits of acting in the piece, the Indian, his sister and Bad Bill being especially fine in their work, and the whole business was extremely well stage managed throughout. And as the photographic end of matters was carefully done, the picture giving every evidence of careful printing, we think this will be a very popular subject with the frequenters of moving picture theaters. The independent exchanges should encourage the New York Motion Picture Company in their work. They are evidently engaging the right kind of talent, and we think that they have all the capacity for making a great success of their pictures. - The Moving Picture World, June 26, 1909