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The Target

The Target

An absorbing drama lavishly produced.

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Drama

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Colorado lawyer Bill Brent, falsely accused and imprisoned for a murder committed by his partner, escapes to Canada with his cellmate where they become wealthy in the trapping business. When out of a trapping expedition the pair rescue Nita, the only survivor of a boating accident. In time Bill and she fall in love and marry then Bill makes the unwise decision to try to return to see his elderly mother.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

06 March 1916

Country

United States of America

Cast

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Big Bill Brent

Jane Novak

Jane Novak

Nita

Anna Lehr

Anna Lehr

Mrs. Brent

Robert N. Bradbury

Robert N. Bradbury

Jack Taylor (as Ronald Bradbury)

Maude George

Maude George

Marian Moore

A. Kammeyer

A. Kammeyer

Walter Peyton

Dick La Reno

Dick La Reno

George Harris

Albert MacQuarrie

Albert MacQuarrie

James Fowler

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