The film is set at a gold mining camp in Cripple Creek, Colorado where it was filmed.[1] It begins as a man knocks on the door of a miner's cabin on Bennett Avenue. A kind and generous woman answers and offers the man food. He demands money and kills the woman after she refuses. The tramp searches the cabin and hides when he hears the woman's daughter approach. The tramp escapes before the husband of the woman returns and finds his murdered wife. The husband enlists the help of his neighbors who also bring bloodhounds. The hounds are given the scent of the tramp's hat that he left behind and they begin tracking him. The tramp resting under a tree hears the dogs approaching and escapes to the woods. A chase ensues through the forest and the posse fires at the tramp as they get closer. After crossing a small stream across a fallen tree one of the pursuers tackles the tramp to the ground and they roll down a mountainside. The tramp briefly escapes only to be trapped on a bridge crossing a deep ravine. The tramp shoots one of the pursuers and leaps off the bridge. He lands in the water and is met by another pursuer. The two fight until the other men arrive. The tramp is caught and brought to shore, where a rope is placed around his neck. The captured tramp is taken up a hill and to a tree. The rope is thrown over a limb of a tree, where the tramp is hung as the mob fires in the air. The final scene is a closeup of the bloodhounds and their handler.[2][3]
The film runs over four minutes long and consists of 12 scenes.[2][3]
References
^"Bloodhound Filmed in Cripple Creek". The Cripple Creek Times. 10 April 1904.
^ abNo Name Supplied (1905). "Selig Polyscope Company 1905 Catalog: No. 17, Tracked by Bloodhounds". doi:10.7282/T3PR7W9B. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ab"Tracked by Bloodhounds; or, A Lynching at Cripple Creek (1904)". The American Film Institute. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
External links
Tracked by Bloodhounds; or, A Lynching at Cripple Creek at IMDb
August 23, 2023
tracked, bloodhounds, lynching, cripple, creek, 1904, silent, crime, drama, short, film, directed, harry, buckwalter, source, source, source, source, source, source, source, source, directed, byharry, buckwalterproductioncompanyselig, polyscope, companydistrib. Tracked by Bloodhounds or A Lynching at Cripple Creek is a 1904 silent crime drama short film directed by Harry Buckwalter Tracked by Bloodhounds or A Lynching at Cripple Creek source source source source source source source source Directed byHarry BuckwalterProductioncompanySelig Polyscope CompanyDistributed byKleine Optical CompanyRelease dateApril 1904 1904 04 Running time4 minCountryUnited StatesPlot EditThe film is set at a gold mining camp in Cripple Creek Colorado where it was filmed 1 It begins as a man knocks on the door of a miner s cabin on Bennett Avenue A kind and generous woman answers and offers the man food He demands money and kills the woman after she refuses The tramp searches the cabin and hides when he hears the woman s daughter approach The tramp escapes before the husband of the woman returns and finds his murdered wife The husband enlists the help of his neighbors who also bring bloodhounds The hounds are given the scent of the tramp s hat that he left behind and they begin tracking him The tramp resting under a tree hears the dogs approaching and escapes to the woods A chase ensues through the forest and the posse fires at the tramp as they get closer After crossing a small stream across a fallen tree one of the pursuers tackles the tramp to the ground and they roll down a mountainside The tramp briefly escapes only to be trapped on a bridge crossing a deep ravine The tramp shoots one of the pursuers and leaps off the bridge He lands in the water and is met by another pursuer The two fight until the other men arrive The tramp is caught and brought to shore where a rope is placed around his neck The captured tramp is taken up a hill and to a tree The rope is thrown over a limb of a tree where the tramp is hung as the mob fires in the air The final scene is a closeup of the bloodhounds and their handler 2 3 The film runs over four minutes long and consists of 12 scenes 2 3 References Edit Bloodhound Filmed in Cripple Creek The Cripple Creek Times 10 April 1904 a b No Name Supplied 1905 Selig Polyscope Company 1905 Catalog No 17 Tracked by Bloodhounds doi 10 7282 T3PR7W9B a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b Tracked by Bloodhounds or A Lynching at Cripple Creek 1904 The American Film Institute Retrieved 8 June 2018 External links EditTracked by Bloodhounds or A Lynching at Cripple Creek at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tracked by Bloodhounds or A Lynching at Cripple Creek amp oldid 1105221362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
