Volume II: Filmography

TRACKED THROUGH THE SNOW

July 11, 1915 (Sunday)

Length: 1 reel

Character: Drama

Cast: Helen Badgley (Doris: "Little Helen Badgley stars in her first Western role"), Riley Chamberlin (Grandfather Tom), Boyd Marshall (Dick, an outlaw), Ernest C. Warde (Rick, another outlaw), John Lehnberg (the sheriff)

ADVERTISEMENT, Reel Life, July 3, 1915:

"It's a drama, but it will keep you cool - there's a furious, raging blizzard in it! Snow in July is welcome and there's mountains of it here. Little Baby Badgley plays the lead, aided by a whopping big, shaggy bow-wow! And the regular Thanhouser favorites - Boyd Marshall, John Lehnberg, and some more."

SYNOPSIS, Reel Life, July 10, 1915:

"Grandfather Tom has bad luck with his claim but is too proud to ask the boys for help. Doris, five years old, promises not to let anybody know how poor they are. Five hundred dollars reward is offered for the capture of Rick and Dick, outlaws. The sheriff and his posse are on the right trail when, suddenly, they lose it in the falling snow in the mountains. Meanwhile, the fugitives arrive at Grandfather Tom's cabin and force the old man to take them in and give them food. Doris writes a note and fastens it in the long, shaggy hair of her dog, 'Jip,' which the sheriff has given her. Then she lets Jip out in the snow. He runs straight to the sheriff's house. The posse soon surrounds the cottage, taking the outlaws prisoners. The old miner receives the reward."

REVIEW, The Moving Picture World, July 24, 1915:

"This is an enjoyable picture of Western atmosphere with Riley Chamberlin, Helen Badgley, Boyd Marshall, Ernest Warde, and John Lehnberg in the principal roles. It presents the story of an old miner who is down on his luck and too proud to accept favors from his associates. During the pursuit of a couple of bandits by the sheriff's posse they take refuge in his cabin, forcing him at the point of the revolver to give them food. His little grandchild, by tying a paper with a message to the sheriff to the dog's collar, eventually wins the $500 reward offered for the capture of the bandits."

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