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With the Enemy's Help

1912 · 13 min Drama Western
3.0 / 10 · TMDB

A discouraged prospector is about to give up his search when he hears his two little children praying, "Please, God, help papa find gold." Their faith gives him new hope and their prayer is efficacious, for he does find it and so stakes the claim, intending to register it at his earliest opportunity. Meanwhile "Faro Kate" and her gambler husband ride by the claim and jump it, the husband urging Kate to go to the Claim Office and register it. When the prospector returns to his "diggings" he finds the gambler in possession and in a struggle the prospector falls and is hurt. The prospector's wife, arriving at the claim, realizes she must win the race to the Claim Office.

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Year 1912
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Western
Director Wilfred Lucas
Runtime 13 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs a clear moral universe, relying on the stark contrast between a prospector's familial devotion and the gamblers' opportunistic greed. It explores themes of faith and perseverance through silent but potent visual storytelling.

What lingers after the final frame is the visceral tension of the race to the claim office, a simple yet effective chase where the family's future hangs in the balance. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Wilfred Lucas

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Watch in a quiet setting to appreciate the silent-era drama and its straightforward moral stakes.

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