Shooting Up the Movies

Shooting Up the Movies

1916 · 20 min · Comedy, Western

Tom Travis, a bad man, comes to New Mexico. He sees Vicky, the sheriff's daughter, playing a part for a motion picture company. The action calls for Vicky to be overcome by the villain and thrown on a horse. Tom, not understanding the action, blazes away at the villain, and the bullet passes through the actor's hat, chasing the horse upon which Vicky is riding. Tom, coming up with Vicky, believes he has saved her. The director and Vicky's father think Tom a great actor. The sheriff, however, discovers that Tom has the reputation of a "bad" man, and orders him to stay away.

Directed by Tom Mix · Written by Tom Mix

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Tom Mix Tom Travis
Victoria Forde Vicky Wilson
Sid Jordan Sheriff Wilson
Howard Farrell Murray
Hazel Daly Hazel
Joe Ryan Bad Man of Hell's Half Acre

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