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The Prospector

1912 · 9 min Western
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

On his way to file a claim, a lone prospector stops overnight with a settler and his family. The miner little suspects that his host plots to steal the gold. But the settler’s daughter overhears the plan and warns the visitor just in time. The couple escapes with the woman’s younger sister. In store-bought finery suggesting new wealth, they return to the scene of the attempted crime and make peace with the settler. “We’ll work the mine together,” promises the prospector.

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Year 1912
Country United States of America
Genre Western
Director Arthur Mackley
Runtime 9 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.0/10 (2 votes)

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The director constructs a classic frontier conflict between greed and decency, relying on clear moral stakes. It explores themes of betrayal and unexpected alliance through efficient storytelling and a decisive chase sequence.

What lingers after the final handshake is a simple moral fable about forgiveness being the truest form of wealth. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Arthur Mackley

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Best viewed as a quiet, historical piece of early narrative cinema.

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