When We Were Young (1914) User Reviews

Vigorous and freshly conceived scenes

[deickemeyer · 12 February 2019]

A three-part Indian story, made on the Miller's 101 Ranch, and offering vigorous and freshly conceived scenes of settler days. The chief setting is a little village, with barroom and gambling hall and with an army post and fort nearby. The story's villain is a half-breed, who sells whiskey and ammunition to the reds. This character is especially incensed against a sterling Westerner who once saved a young squaw from him. He steals the hero's quirt in order to leave it on the corpse of a victim from whom he steals a big roll of bills. Spectators will foresee that the squaw will recognize the quirt and bear witness that the half-breed stole it from the hero, but notwithstanding this, there are well pictured incidents that hold the interest well. - The Moving Picture World, September 19, 1914