From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies
From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies is a 1906 American black-and-white short silent Western film from American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. It was directed by Wallace McCutcheon and Frank J. Marion (uncredited) with G.W. Bitzer as cinematographer.[1]
| From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies | |
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| Directed by | Wallace McCutcheon and Frank J. Marion |
| Produced by | American Mutoscope & Biograph Company |
| Cinematography | G.W. Bitzer |
| Distributed by | American Mutoscope & Biograph |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
In the Rocky Mountains, a train is en route from Leadville, Colorado to Aspen. Two bandits erect a pile of logs on the line, causing the engineer to stop the train. The bandits systematically rob the passengers at gunpoint and then make their getaway along the tracks. Later, they hijack a horse and cart.
References
- Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 162. ISBN 978-03-13278-58-7.
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