The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow (1915)

• 55%
• 1915
• Western
• William S. Hart
• William S. Hart
• Jack Nelson
• Gertrude Claire

Sheriff Hale, the idol of the citizens of a frontier town, is suspected of cowardice when he fails to bring in a noted outlaw who has been seen nearby. Earlier in the story the sheriff was befriended by the mother of the outlaw, she rescuing him from death in the desert. The mother has died and the sheriff corners Bill in her cabin after her death. The memory of her saving his life causes the sheriff to release Bill Todd, with the warning that if he ever returns to the county he will be shot. In the meantime the sheriff is accused of cowardice and his resignation is demanded by a committee of townsmen. The sheriff turns in his star and resigns. A fortune in gold bars from a nearby mine is stored in the bank at Gold Bar. Bill and his gang attempt a raid on the bank. The townspeople are terrified and it is only the bravery of the sheriff that saves the treasure and captures the bandits. The sheriff again gets the drop on Bill Todd and forces him to commit suicide to avoid capture. The grateful townspeople return the sheriff's star and reinstate him in his old position.