Overview

A sheriff and his posse shoot it out with a gang of robbers headed by Bad Jake Kennedy. The surviving robber, Buckshot John, won't tell where the gang's loot is hidden and gets 30 years in prison. Halfway through his sentence he "gets religion" and in order to save his soul, decides to tell where the gang has hidden its stash of gold. However, a phony clairvoyant, The Great Gilmore, finds out about John's intentions and tricks him into revealing where the gold is. When John finds out what happened, he decides to break out of prison and take care of matters himself.

Cast

Hobart Bosworth, Courtenay Foote, Carl Von Schiller, Helen Wolcott, Herbert Standing, Marshall Stedman, Frank Lanning, Art Acord

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What is "Buckshot John" about?

A sheriff and his posse shoot it out with a gang of robbers headed by Bad Jake Kennedy. The surviving robber, Buckshot John, won't tell where the gang's loot is hidden and gets 30 years in prison. Halfway through his sentence he "gets religion" and in order to save his soul, decides to tell where the gang has hidden its stash of gold. However, a phony clairvoyant, The Great Gilmore, finds out about John's intentions and tricks him into revealing where the gold is. When John finds out what happened, he decides to break out of prison and take care of matters himself.

When was "Buckshot John" released?

Buckshot John was released in 1915.

Who stars in "Buckshot John"?

The cast includes Hobart Bosworth, Courtenay Foote, Carl Von Schiller, Helen Wolcott.