'Blue Blazes' Rawden

William S. Hart plays the foreman of a group of lumberjacks. They've just been paid for their last job and intend to have some fun in town. The owner of the local saloon is known as Ladyfingers (Robert McKim) and doesn't like the look of Rawden (Hart), nor does he like it when his girl (Maude George) defects to him. Rawden kills his rival in a duel, and not long afterward has to hide the circumstances of Ladyfingers' death when his mother and brother come to town.

Hart is playing to the rafters here in his fir cap. He treats George like a dog, patting her on the head, but she must like it because she goes to extremes to retain him. The mother's perceptions are wildly skewed when she compares her son's manliness to Hart's who was significantly larger then McKim. Jack Hoxie plays the bartender and resembles Lyle Talbot with bad teeth and a beard. The melodramatic story and histrionic acting conjure several unintentional laughs, but the outdoor photography is beautiful.