Volume II: Filmography

THE HAS BEEN

October 10, 1915 (Sunday)

Length: 1 reel (1,026 feet)

Character: Drama

Cast: Wayne Arey (the sheriff), George Marlo (John, his son)

Note: In advertising this film was billed: "A tale of red-blooded men - all men - not a woman in it!"

SYNOPSIS, Reel Life, October 9, 1915:

"For years Sheriff Kincaid has been one of the most respected men in his community. He sent his only son, John, through college, and his cup of happiness was full when the young lawyer hung out his shingle in their home town. But clients came slowly, and Elinor, John's sweetheart in the East, constantly urged him to hurry up and make more money so they could be married. Suddenly, in Jericho County, one crime after another is perpetrated. The sheriff immediately gets on the trail of the mysterious robber. He returns from his hunt without the criminal, a changed man. From that day Kincaid rapidly goes downhill. He avoids his son, who is fast becoming prosperous. His sheriffship he has long ago resigned to a younger man. For some time the community enjoys peace. Then the robberies break out again. The new sheriff and his posse are on the job. Tracking the desperado one day, they find the old 'has been' before them. He has captured their man and taken him to safety over the border. Kincaid directs the officers of the law where to find the thief's cache. But one of the band, lingering behind, catches a glimpse of the robber's face. It is Kincaid's own son."

REVIEW, The Moving Picture World, October 16, 1915:

"A Western story containing a rather pathetic situation. A sheriff, in the opening of the picture, gladly greets his son, who returns from college a full-fledged lawyer. Later the ambition of the young man to possess money leads him into paths of shame. His father resigns, but shields the name of his son. The close of the picture shows them both starting out to begin life anew."

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