A stolen locket, a river, and two suckers who can't read half a map. Classic 1923 nonsense.
Poverty-row Western story of two young strangers -- Jack Hastings and Jean Meredith -- inheriting one-half of a map to a hidden gold mine. A villain, Wolf Santell, steals Jack's half of the map, which is enclosed in a locket, only to lose it again in the river.
Stunts
Jack Hoxie did his own horse stunts like a maniac.
Production
Shot on actual Western locations, not a backlot.
Director
Robert N. Bradbury
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Robert N. Bradbury cranked out dozens of poverty-row Westerns; his son became famous cowboy star Bob Steele.
The 'split map' trope dominated silent Westerns because it forced chase structure without complex dialogue exposition.
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