Three Million Dollars
About Three Million Dollars
Ranchman Joseph Close (George Periolat) takes his wife and daughter Estella (Pauline Bush) to town, where she takes to storekeeper Arthur White (J. Warren Kerrigan). A letter from lawyer Wm. Schrider says Close's brother left Estella three million dollars if she can show a marriage certificate within a month of the uncle's death, and she refuses. Close offers his cowboys a thousand dollars each to kidnap her and Arthur, then goes for a justice of the peace. Arthur fights before they tie him. The justice marries the pair in a barn.
Cast & crew
More about Three Million Dollars
Allan Dwan directed it in 1911 for the American Film Manufacturing Company, the Flying A. J. Warren Kerrigan, Pauline Bush, and George Periolat lead the cast. The action follows a Moving Picture World synopsis.
Themes
Music
Silent.
Preservation
A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Scenes
- Close reads the lawyer's letter and Estella refuses the marriage that would unlock the money.
- The cowboys tie Arthur White after a fight.
- The justice marries them in the barn.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-three-million-dollars)
