The Girls in the Overalls (1904)

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The story is briefly told. Regis Vidal settled on a 725-acre ranch near Gunnison, Colorado. Eight daughters and one son were born. As the family grew up times became hard and the father was compelled to borrow $15,000 on the ranch. He fell into the clutches of a money-lending shark and the worry caused his death. A year later the mother died, leaving the children even more deeply in debt. With true Western spirit the children decided to work the ranch themselves. The girls donned overalls and took up the heavy drudgery of the field. Like true French maidens they lost none of their graces or charms. Neither could they forego the habit of wearing high-heeled shoes while at work. The film shows the girls at work and at play. SCENE 1. GOING TO WORK.--The film opens with a view of the Vidal ranch house, in Colorado. The girls have been eating dinner and as they come out they grasp the tools with which they work the fields... Written by Kleine Catalog  

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