The World Against HimMovie
Cowboy Mark West lives on a ranch with his sister Mary, who suffers from a serious spinal disorder. Flighty East Coast socialite Violet Ridgeway flirts with Mark while vacationing at the ranch but returns to her fiancée, Dr. Welsh, when she leaves. Mark has been working hard to earn money for an operation Mary, which Doctor Welsh and Doctor Boyd agree to perform without telling him how dangerous it is. When Mary dies Mark receives a letter detailing the doctor’s risk-taking, filled with vengeance Mark kills Boyd, but Welsh flees to safety. Mark is imprisoned, but Violet convinces him to marry her, satisfying a stipulation in her late aunt's will. Mark escapes taking Welsh and Violet hostage. They are set upon by a villain and in the confrontation Welsh’s cowardly act shows Violet Mark’s true worth and the pair escapes to freedom across the Canadian border.
About The World Against Him
The World Against Him is a 1916 drama movie directed by Frank Hall Crane.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 0m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes E.K. Lincoln, June Elvidge, Ruth Findlay, John St. Polis. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
