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The Best Man Wins

1909 Western
3.5 / 10 · TMDB

Charles Shea, the handsome young foreman of the Bar Z ranch, has won the love of the winsome daughter of his employer, John Graham. Alice and he are engaged to be married when a telegram announcing the death of his father and the request that he immediately return East, is handed Shea. Promising to return immediately the estate is settled. Shea bids Alice good-bye and leaves for the East. A year passes and no word from Charley. The girl is in despair and. though every cowpuncher on the place loves her madly, she refuses each one in turn, declaring that she will wait for Charley, whom she is sure will return soon.

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Year 1909
Country United States of America
Genre Western
Director Gilbert M. Anderson
Rating TMDB: 3.5/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs a classic melodrama within the Western setting, relying on a simple yet effective plot of loyalty and separation. It explores the contrast between the harsh ranch life and the heroine's fragile emotions.

What lingers after viewing is the atmosphere of an early Western, where personal drama unfolds against the backdrop of the frontier. A concise and touching tale of love and waiting. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Gilbert M. Anderson

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