The Mountain Rat is a 1914 silent four-reel film directed by James Kirkwood for Biograph. The film—described as "a drama of daring and romance in the Western wilds"[1]—is notable for being one of the biggest early screen appearances of actress Dorothy Gish.[2]
After an argument, Douglas Williams' fiancée, Harriet, returns the engagement ring. Discouraged, he soon heads out west, where he meets and falls for a dancer named Nell, known as the Mountain Rat in a dance hall at a mining camp. Nell has been shunned by the more "respectable" women of the community, but Douglas doesn't care; he marries her on the spur of the moment. Drama ensues when Douglas's mother and former fiancée come looking for him and he's forced to choose.[3][4]
^"Photo Plays: The Mountain Rat". The Seattle Star. May 18, 1914. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^"Motion Picture Shows: The Mountain Rat". The Arkansas Democrat. June 24, 1914. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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