The Mountaineer's Honor(1909)

movie - first aired/released 1909-11-25 - 17 min - audience 4.7

Drama

Directed by D.W. Griffith

A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him. In retaliation, the sheriff captures the brother and prepares to lynch him. Mother intervenes and, to save her son the disgrace of hanging, shoots him.