Joe Colder falls ill and his unscrupulous manager, Snape, plans to make whatever he can for himself immediately his employer dies. Amongst a number of papers he finds one relating to the discovery of rich ore beds, but his attempts to gain possession of the document are foiled time and again, by one of the ranch-hands, Elliott, who is watching the interests of Eddie Buckle. The latter is the only remaining relative of the dead man. Snape is dismissed, but he raids the ranch and secures the paper. He so manages affairs that Elliott stands in danger of losing his life, but Eddie comes to his rescue and the film ends with the downfall of the rogue.
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Dead Man's Papers was released on January 17, 1914.
Dead Man's Papers has a runtime of 29m.
Joe Colder falls ill and his unscrupulous manager, Snape, plans to make whatever he can for himself immediately his employer dies. Amongst a number of papers he finds one relating to the discovery of rich ore beds, but his attempts to gain possession of the document are foiled time and again, by one of the ranch-hands, Elliott, who is watching the interests of Eddie Buckle. The latter is the only remaining relative of the dead man. Snape is dismissed, but he raids the ranch and secures the paper. He so manages affairs that Elliott stands in danger of losing his life, but Eddie comes to his rescue and the film ends with the downfall of the rogue.
Dead Man's Papers is a Short, Drama film.